Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home

Herbert Kann
Jan 28, 2011
Herbert "Bud" Kann, age 76, of Guttenberg, IA, died Friday, January 28, 2011, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. He was born the son of Herbert H. and Ida (Heck) Kann on August 15, 1934 on the home farm near Garnavillo. Bud received his education from the local country school. He was a self taught carpenter and spent almost 30...
Mildred Philbrook
Jan 28, 2011
Services will be private.Mildred Darlene (Moser) Philbrook, age 81, of Guttenberg, IA, died Friday, January 28, 2011, at the Guttenberg Care Center. She was born the daughter of Edward and Hattie (Smith) Moser on October 25, 1929 in Turkey River Iowa. Mildred graduated from High School and worked in various jobs. On September 20, 1958 she was united in...

Joseph Sellner
Jan 27, 2011
Joe was born on December 11, 1931 in Earlville, Iowa, the son of Leo and Agnes (Roling) Sellner. He farmed north of Earlville and worked construction for most of his life. Survivors include his children: Diane (Mark) Bockenstedt of Dyersville, Mark Sellner of Manchester, Linda (Bob) Digman of Earlville, Sharon (Ron) Oberbroeckling of Dyersville, Pat Sellner of Earlville, and...

Clarence Steines
Jan 22, 2011
Clarence "Sonny" J. Steines, 92, of Dubuque and formerly of Dyersville died at 6:30 am Saturday, Sept. 22, 2011, at Dubuque Retirement Community where he lived for the past two years. Friends may call from 2 - 8 pm Monday January 24, 2011, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a parish scripture service will be held at 4:00...

Scott Sutterman
Jan 22, 2011
Visitation will be Sunday January 30, 2011 from 3 until 6 p.m. at Kramer Funeral Home, Monticello, Iowa. The Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, January 31, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Monticello, Iowa Scott L. Sutterman, 50, of Federal Way, WA and formerly of Rock Island, IL, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, as...

Rita Bonert
Jan 20, 2011
Rita was born on March 31, 1920, the daughter of Henry and Cecelia (Handfelt) Hargrafen. She attended country school and later graduated from Xavier High School. She went on to teach country school in rural Delaware County until her marriage to Leo Bonert on May 15, 1945 at the St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville. The couple farmed northwest...

Brenda Heiderscheit
Jan 18, 2011
Brenda was born on August 26, 1978, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of Eldon and Barbara (O'Dell) Jaeger. She graduated from Western Dubuque High School with the class of 1996 and went on to Northeast Iowa Community College where she earned a degree in accounting. She married Michael Heiderscheit on May 2, 1998, at St. Paul Catholic Church in...

Irene Vorwald
Jan 18, 2011
Irene J. Vorwald, 90, of Dyersville, Iowa died Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville, Iowa. Friends may call from 2 - 8 p.m. Thursday, January 20, 2011, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa where an Altar & Rosary Society Rosary will be recited at 3:30 pm and a parish scripture service will be held at...
John Erwin Prull
Jan 15, 2011
MONTICELLO, IOWA John E. Prull, 75, of Monticello found lasting rest early Saturday morning, January 15, 2011, at St. Luke's Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 3 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello where a Knights of Columbus Rosary will be recited at 4pm and a parish scripture...

Dorothy Olberding
Jan 15, 2011
Dorothy A. Olberding, 89, of Dyersville died Saturday, January 15, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Friends may call from 2 - 8 pm Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a parish scripture service will be held at 4:30 pm. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January...

Cletus Burkle
Jan 13, 2011
Cletus was born on May 6, 1930, in Dyersville, Iowa, the son of Frank and Emma (Willenborg) Burkle. He worked as a hired man for 9 years before joining the U.S. Marine Corp. in April of 1952. Clete served in Korea during the Korean War for 10 months before being honorably discharged on March 28, 1954. After his return...
Mable Mueller
Jan 9, 2011
Mable Mueller, age 94, of Guttenberg, IA, died Sunday, January 9, 2011, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. She was born the daughter of Joseph and Hattie (Hook) Fisher on October 19, 1916 in rural Edgewood. Mable graduated from the Guttenberg High School and worked in various jobs. On January 4, 1941 she was united in marriage with Lowell Mueller...

Janice Samuelson
Jan 9, 2011
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Jewell United Church of Christ, with her pastor for the last several years, Reverend Kurt W. Pasko of the Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Manchester, officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 13, 2011, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Kramer Funeral...
Adele Lau
Jan 7, 2011
Adele (Radamacker) Lau, age 85, of Guttenberg, IA, died Friday, January 7, 2011, at the Guttenberg Care Center. She was born December 15, 1925, in Guttenberg, the daughter of George and Anna (Reinhardt) Radamacker. Adele attended Guttenberg Community School and was employed at the button factory and the canning factory in Guttenberg. She was married to Merrill L. Lau...
Lester Hansel
Jan 7, 2011
Lester "Les" Lee Hansel, 75, of Guttenberg passed away Jan. 7, 2011 at the Guttenberg Care Center. Les was born July 4, 1935, to Samual Dale and Marjorie Francis (Waterman) Hansel. He married Clarine Fenton on April 18, 1955, and from this marriage came three children. They were later divorced. He married Jane Brandel Schneider on Dec. 30, 1988,...
Arlene Poggenklass
Jan 6, 2011
Arlene Lucille Poggenklass was born the daughter of Howard and Alice (Sage) Cumberland on February 9, 1923 near Hazleton, Iowa. She left the Guttenberg Care Center and entered heaven on Thursday, January 6, 2011. Arlene graduated from the Oelwein High School in 1941 and taught rural school for several years. On June 14, 1945 she was united in marriage...
John Desotel
Jan 6, 2011
John Robert DeSotel, 42, Shawnee, KS, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, on Thursday, January 6, 2011 with his family by his side. He was born on September 25, 1968 in Elkader, IA, the son of Carol and the late Robert DeSotel, Garnavillo, IA. He graduated from Garnavillo Community School, received...
Elmer Bolsinger
Jan 5, 2011
Elmer "Pard" Bolsinger, age 92 was born the son of Frank and Alta (Cole) Bolsinger, March 1, 1918, near Colesburg. He died Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. Elmer received his education locally and was a logger for Midwest Oak and Tie and Kendrick Forest Products for many years. On May 7, 1946, he was united in...

Christian Sogaard
Jan 4, 2011
He was born Nov. 29, 1987, in Dyersville, son of his proud parents, Jens and Mary (Ungs) Sogaard. He was raised in Dyersville with loving family and friends, attended St. Francis Xavier grade school and Beckman High School, graduating in 2006. Christian played baseball for many years, going with the Beckman team to state finals his senior year. He...

Theodor Kroeger
Dec 31, 2010
Theodor "Ted" Kroeger, 80, of Dyersville, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade of complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Friends may call from 2 - 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a parish scripture service will be held at 5 p.m., a Knights of Columbus Rosary will...