Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home


Mark Steger
Feb 1, 2009
Survivors include his parents, Robert and Lillian Steger of Dyersville, 3 brothers: Keith (Judy) Steger of Colesburg, Ron (Karen) Steger of Bankston, and Jim (Gwen Link) Steger of Dyersville; 3 sisters: Lisa (Kevin) Goedken of Worthington, Linda (Jim) Hansel of Dyersville, Sarah (Frank) Cleveland of Marion, a brother-in-law, Mike Meyer of Dyersville and many nieces and nephews. He was...
Selma Zittergruen
Jan 30, 2009
Selma Zittergruen, age 92, of Guttenberg, formerly of Garber IA, died Friday, January 30, 2009, at the Guttenberg Care Center after a long illness. She was born the daughter of Clem and Elsie (Hansel) Moser on September 19, 1916 in Osterdock Iowa. Selma attended the school in Osterdock and later married Maloy Zittergruen on October 24, 1940 at the...

Anna Wernke
Jan 30, 2009
Anna Mae Wernke, 74, of Holy Cross, Iowa died Friday, January 30, 2009, at Edgewood Convalescent Center in Edgewood, Iowa with family by her side after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Friends may call from 2 - 8 p.m. Monday, February 2, 2009, at Kramer Funeral Home in Holy Cross where a parish scripture service will be held at...

Loras Gravel
Jan 30, 2009
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou, 7 children: Duane (Sandy) Gravel, Douglas (Sue Oberbroeckling) Gravel, Philip (Lora) Gravel, Ann (Steve) Trenkamp all of Dyersville, Michael (Kathy) Gravel and Jeff (Kristi Knepper) Gravel both of Cascade and Tim (Karen) Gravel of Earlville, 20 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, one brother, Eldon (Lorraine) Gravel of Dyersville, brothers-and-sisters-in-law: Roland (Therese) Domeyer and Peter...

Andrew Dotterweich
Jan 29, 2009
Andrew Joseph Dotterweich was born February 27, 1926, in Saint Meinrad, Indiana the son of Erhard and Mary Dotterweich. On November 24, 1950, Andy married Carlyn Sadler at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fillmore, Ia. Andy and Carlyn owned and operated A & C meat locker in Langworthy, Ia and later A & C Café in Monticello, Ia. He...
Roy F. Eulberg
Jan 27, 2009
Roy F. Eulberg was born June 8, 1932, the son of Henry and Elsie (Bittner) Eulberg, in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He died Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. Roy graduated from the Garnavillo High School in 1948; farmed; worked for the John Deere Works in Dubuque and Heartland Trucking Co. for many years. He is...

Joseph Steffensmeier
Jan 25, 2009
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Bonnie Steffensmeier of Dyersville, Iowa, 3 nieces: Kimberly (Justin) Ronnebaum, and their children, Caden and Olivia of Earlville, Iowa; Lisa (Nick) Mescher and their children, Morgan and Cole of Dyersville, Iowa; Sara (special friend Troy Nefzger) Steffensmeier of Earlville, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents: Edmund in 1943 and Marie in 1999,...

Jerry Leigh
Jan 23, 2009
Surviving are 3 daughters: Michelle (Dan) Petras of Maple Grove, MN, Lori (Ken) Pisarek of Milwaukee, WI, Jodi (Rich) Dingle of Cedarburg, WI; 1 son, William (Heidi) Leigh of Forest Lake, MN; grandchildren: Chelsea, Daniel and Hayley Petras, Alex, Preston and Morgan Leigh, Presley Pisarek, Ryan, Sean and Kyle Dingle; his mother, Clara Leigh of Dyersville, IA; siblings: Merle...

Virginia Meyer
Jan 20, 2009
Ginger is survived by her husband, Leo, 3 daughters: Nancy (Tom) Hittenmiller of Dyersville, Janet (Mark) Wulfekuhle of Farley, Peggy (Dale) Timmerman of Dickeyville, Wis.; 2 sons: Bob (Rhonda) of Hopkinton and Mike of Dyersville; 11 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren; 1 sister, Annie (Wilfred "Butch") Vaske of Dyersville; brothers-and-sisters-in-law: Betty Conrad of Delhi, Margie Conrad of Holy Cross,...

Norbert Nachtmann
Jan 17, 2009
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann "Annie" , children: Dave Nachtmann of Cedar Rapids, IA, Cathy (Al) Demmer of Dyersville, Joe (Tracey) Nachtmann of Dubuque, IA, three grandchildren: Rachel, Austin "A.J.", and Trevor Demmer, two siblings: Margaret (Robert) Nefzger of Delaware, James (Linda) Nachtmann of Guttenburg, sisters and brothers-in-law: Ronald Palmer of Cedar Rapids, James (Norma) Wilhelm, Henry (Judy)...

Ina Pape
Jan 17, 2009
Survivors include her husband, Jerry, two sons: Russell (Krista) Pape of Marshalltown, IA, and Jeffrey (Wanda) Pape of Dyersville; four grandchildren: Tara Pape (special friend, Joel Widdel) of Cedar Rapids, IA, Ben Pape (special friend, Elizabeth Kane) of Dubuque, IA, Austin and Mariah Pape both of Dyersville; two step-grandchildren: Stevie Hart of Marshalltown, and Morgan (Mike) Strand of Grimes;...

Joseph Green
Jan 17, 2009
Joseph was a loving father survived by his daughter Donna Gardner of Buffalo, Wy. Sons: Gary (Karla) Green of Tacoma WA. and Brian (Kim) Green of Rochelle, Il . Grandchildren: Amy Gardner, Buffalo, Wy; Brian Green Tacoma, WA; Madison and Hana Green, Rochelle, IL; Seven step children: Maureen (Bob) Utter, Clear Lake, IA, Kathy (John Moander) Routh, Keokuk, IA,...

Madonna Wulfekuhle
Jan 15, 2009
Survivors include her children: Randy (Ellen) Wulfekuhle, Gail (Steve) Oberreuter, Barb (Kevin) Topping, Marv (Kelly) Wulfekuhle, all of Manchester, Ia, Joyce (John) Hillebrand of Dyersville, Jean (Loras) Borgerding of Holy Cross, Karen (Jim) Wilson, Mary Ann (Roger) Bries and Tina (Cecil) Hankins, all of Marion, IA, Tom Wulfekuhle of The Colony, TX, Vern Wulfekuhle of Phoenix, AZ, 26 grandchildren,...

Britney White
Jan 15, 2009
Britney was born on January 15, 2009 in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Adam Rennison and Christina White. She is survived by her parents, one brother, Thomas Robert Rennison at home, maternal grandparents: John White of Monticello, Dee White of Dyersville, paternal grandparents: Eldie and Mary Rennison of St. Donatus, IA, Linda Bickle (special friend, Dave Kohn) and Russ...

Neil Necker
Jan 14, 2009
Neil is survived by his wife, Karen, children: Brad Necker of Manchester, Kevin Necker of Lakewood, Colo., Janaan Downey of Houston, Tex., Kraig (Sherri) Necker of Parker, Colo., Amy (Jonathon) Hadaway of Corpus Christi, Tex.; Step-children: Eric Wurscher of South Dakota, Jessica (John) Perez of North Carolina, Melissa Smith of Bellevue, Neb.; brothers: Bob Necker of Dyersville, John (Pat)...
Lawrence Guyer
Jan 12, 2009
Lawrence L. Guyer, 93, of Garnavillo, IA, passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, in the Linn Manor Care Center, Marion, IA. Services will be 11:30 am Thursday with friends invited to visit with the family from 9:30-11:30 am preceding the funeral in the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home, Garnavillo, IA., with Mr. Joel Portman officiating. Burial will be in the...

Glen Wilhelm
Jan 8, 2009
Survivors include two brothers: Gus (Mary Ann) of Dyersville, Dan (Lois) of Cedar Rapids, IA, a sister-in-law, Marilyn Wilhelm of Dyersville, his friend and caretaker, An Pham of Cedar Rapids, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: James and Earl Wilhelm. Glen was born on December 16, 1925, in Dyersville,...

Agnes Rahe
Jan 7, 2009
Survivors include her children: Karen (Leon) Funke, Ken (Shirley) Rahe both of Dyersville, Marilyn (Robert) Burlage of Monticello, IA, 17 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren, brother & sisters-in-law: Tony (Rosemary) Rahe, Eileen Hermsen. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Gerald in 1970, one grandchild, Jill Rahe, two brothers: Albert and Greg Tauke, four sisters: Petronilla "Nell"...

Bernice Merrick
Jan 5, 2009
Survivors include sisters-and-brothers-in-law: Millie Klostermann of Epworth, Verna Klostermann, Lorie Klostermann, both of Dubuque, Iowa, Norma Klostermann, Elmer Tegeler, Gerry Olberding all of Dyersville, Ted Mock of Sauk City, WI, Verdus Burr and Virginia Petty, both of Dubuque, Iowa and Mary Ella Merrick of Muscatine, IA, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
William Berns
Jan 1, 2009
William (Bill) G. Berns, 64 of Guttenberg, passed away January 1, 2009 at his home following a sudden illness. Bill was born January 27, 1944 to Wilfred and Jeanette (Kann) Berns. He graduated from St. Marys High School, attended the University of Iowa, and graduated from the University of Montana with a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Technology....