Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home
Emmett Polder
Jan 1, 2009
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Emmett Burger Polder, 94 of Dyersville, died Thursday, January 1, 2009 at Mercy Hospital, Dubuque after a short illness. Emmett was born December 14, 1914 the son of William and Sadie (Burger) Polderboer. On August 22, 1940 he married Edith Ham at St. Patrick's Rectory in Washington, DC. In 1950 the name Polderboer was reduced to Polder....
Donald Lamker
Dec 28, 2008
Donald William Edward "Don" Lamker, age 83, of Garnavillo, IA, died Sunday, December 28, 2008, at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital following a brief illness. Don was born September 3, 1925, in Monona, the son Alvin and Cora (Breitsprecher) Lamker. He graduated from Monona High School; served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in the Aleutians Island....
Lucille Reittinger
Dec 28, 2008
Surviving are four daughters: Doris (Ray) Reth of Manchester, Iowa, Patricia Steger of Dyersville, Iowa, Marilyn (Doug) Sharp of Des Moines, Iowa, and Debra (Lee) Mescher of Belle Plaine, Iowa; two sons: Richard (Rosemary) Reittinger of Dyersville, Iowa and Donald (Karen) Reittinger of Delaware, Iowa; 2 daughters-in-law: Luetta Reittinger of Dyersville, Iowa and Kim Cate of Houston, Tex.; 27...
Dorothy Kann
Dec 27, 2008
Dorothy Ida (Wernke) Kann was born January 22, 1919, daughter of Martha (Goebel) Wernke and John Wernke, who farmed 2 miles west of Luxemburg, Iowa and was the youngest of eight children. She died Saturday, December 27, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. Dorothy met Bus Kann at Lakeside Ballroom in Guttenberg. She married Harold "Bus" Kann on...
Lyle Phelps
Dec 27, 2008
Lyle Edwin Phelps was born the son of Merton and Bertha (Kauffman) Phelps, December 10, 1924, on the family farm near Colesburg. He died Saturday, December 27, 2008, at River Living Center in Guttenberg. Lyle graduated from the Colesburg High School in 1943; served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He retired from the...
Mary Sauser
Dec 19, 2008
Mary Jane was born Nov. 7, 1945 in Cascade, Iowa the daughter of Herbert and Helen (Kurt) McNally. She graduated from Aquin High School in Cascade with the class of 1964. Mary Jane married Peter Sauser on Oct. 8, 1966 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cascade. They moved to Monticello in 1969 where she raised her daughter. Over...
Neil Goerdt
Dec 18, 2008
Survivors include nieces & nephews: Suzanne Pins, Nancy (Joe) Knepper, Jan (Dan) Smith, Audrey (Jim) Golden, Ken (Kim) Pins, Dick (Janie) Goerdt, Ron (Bev) Goerdt, Randy (Sandy) Goerdt, Mike (Darla) Goerdt, Billy (Kira) Goerdt, Kevin (Annette) Goerdt, Jim (Shannan) Goerdt, Tom (Peggy) Goerdt, Rob Goerdt, Sandi (Bill) Maiers and a sister-in-law, Donna Goerdt of Dyersville. He was preceded in...
Scott Tobiason
Dec 17, 2008
Survivors include his parents, 2 sisters, Jennifer (Frederick) Hoffmann, of Trenton, MI, Charlotte Tobiason (Brett Gudenkauf) of Iowa City, IA, a grandmother, Elfrieda Tobiason of Monticello, IA, 2 nephews, Frederick L. Hoffmann III of Trenton, MI, and Dylan Gudenkauf of Iowa City, IA, and a niece, Hailey Rose Gudenkauf of Iowa City, IA. He was preceded in death by...
Rudolph Monk
Dec 15, 2008
He was always proud of his three children: Caroline (Robert) Burrack of Belleville, IL, Randy (friend Judy Dumond) Monk of Monticello, IA and Onalee (Michael) Marx of Monroe, WI; 6 grandchildren and 1 great grandson; 1 sister, Gertrude Postel of Monticello, IA, and a sister-in-law, Tillie Monk of Monticello, IA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion,...
Sherry Beckwith
Dec 14, 2008
Family and friends may gather at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the Garden of Memories Mausoleum in Waterloo, Iowa. Sherry was born September 15, 1948, in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Scotty and Jeanne (Ainsworth) Gott. She graduated from West High School with the Class of 1966 and received her LPN training at Hawkeye Tech. On Nov....
Mary Wirkler
Dec 13, 2008
Mary Louise Wirkler was born In Garnavillo Iowa on July 17, 1926 to Herbert and Irene Wirkler. Also born at the same time was Marys twin sister Margaret, who passed away at the age of three. Mary was saved, after attending gospel meetings at the Garnavillo Gospel Hall, on December 1st, 1942. She was baptized on May 16th, 1943...
Dorothy Laban
Dec 12, 2008
Dorothy was born on Oct. 8, 1922 in Farley, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Steger) Soppe. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in Farley with the Class of 1941. She married Anthony J. "Tony" Laban on May 8, 1945, in Farley, Iowa. Together they farmed in the Worthington area all of their lives. He preceded her...
Eldrew Niehaus
Dec 11, 2008
Survivors include his wife, Leona, sons: Dave "Moose" (Judy) of Dyersville, IA and James (Jane) of New Vienna, IA; 8 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 6 great-great-grandchildren and several brothers-and-sisters-in-law. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Valeria (Paul) Beckmann, a granddaughter-in-law, Jackie Niehaus, and several brothers-and-sisters-in-law. Eldrew was born on April 26, 1918, in Dyersville, Iowa,...
Laverne Schaetzle
Nov 30, 2008
Surviving are 2 daughters: Lois (Ed Pesyna) Schaetzle of Denver, Colorado and Jane (Jim) Niehaus of New Vienna, Iowa and a son, James (Linda) Schaetzle of Dubuque; 5 grandchildren: Michelle Niehaus of Ft. Worth, TX, Tony (Angie) Niehaus of Ft. Worth, TX, Shawn Niehaus of Chicago, IL, Brian (Tiphanie) Schaetzle of Cedar Falls, IA and Katie Schaetzle of Dubuque,...
David Herman
Nov 29, 2008
He is survived by a daughter, Dehlila Herman of Dyersville, his mother, Dana Bond (step-father, Chris Jenson) of Colesburg, IA, sister, Jennifer Herman of Cedar Rapids, IA, brother, Tyler Herman of Colesburg, his girlfriend, Jen Fauver and her daughters: Ashley and Chloe of Dyersville, nieces: Ivy, Mirah and Jalae Herman, grandmothers, Anita Bond of Colesburg and Amber Herman of...
Patrick Mormann
Nov 23, 2008
Survivors include his parents, Terry (JoAnn) of Independence, Iowa, Roxanne McDole of Waverly, Iowa, siblings: Mike (girlfriend Sammantha) Mormann of Dubuque, Iowa, Melissa (Trent) Cook of Des Moines, Iowa; girlfriend , Ange DeShaw of Anamosa, Iowa; 2 nieces, Hailey Cook and Ella Mormann., grandmother, Alvera Mormann of Petersburg, step-grandmother, Eileen Egloff of Edgewood, aunts and uncles: Alan (Pam) Mormann,...
Robert Weber
Nov 22, 2008
Survivors include his wife Shirley of Delhi, Iowa; 8 children: Larry (Mary) Weber, Marshalltown, Iowa Jerry (Cindy) Weber of Hopkinton, Iowa, Patty (Mark) Rodenkirk of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dan (Pam) Weber of Manchester, Iowa, Kathy (Jim) Stelken of Delaware, Iowa, Dave (Cindy) Weber of Ankeny, Iowa, Karen (Steve Fairbanks) Weber of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Kay (Kerry) Sternhagen of...
Daniel Foxen
Nov 11, 2008
Survivors include his siblings: Darlene Hogan of Dubuque, IA, Dennis (Kathy) Foxen of Dyersville, Duane (Nancy) Foxen of Jasper, IN, Diane Foxen and Lori (Brian) Wells both of Dyersville; nieces and nephews: Marcia (Matt) Fiegen, Bob (Andrea) Hogan, Andy Adriana) Foxen, Tony (Kristi) Foxen, Jeremy (Megan) Foxen, Michele (Jim) Schoenbachlers, Mary Foxen, Tracy (Jason) Stepanek, and Jesse (special friend...
Myrtle Goheen
Nov 8, 2008
Myrtle Anne (Bogue) Goheen, age 84, of Guttenberg, died Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Guttenberg Care Center. She was born the daughter of Richard and Olive (Powers) Bogue, on November 13, 1923, in Marquette, Iowa. Myrtle graduated from the Mar-Mac High School and attended the American Business College in Davenport, Iowa. After college, Myrtle was immediately hired by the...
Lois Ross
Nov 7, 2008
Survivors include her children: Deborah (Carmen) Castillo of Moline, Ill., Steve (Deb) Ross of Farley, Iowa, Kevin (Rabecca Miller) Ross of Holy Cross, Iowa, Cathy (Barney) Rohrer of Colorado Springs, Colo., Peggy (Dean) Hendricks of Earlville, Iowa; 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; 7 siblings: Lue Heying of Dubuque, Iowa, Mae McGuire of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gerald "Tink" (Betty)...
