Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home


Maynard Lewis
Nov 22, 2017
Maynard Lewis, 70, of Monticello, Iowa died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 26, 2017 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Monday morning at Sacred Heart Catholic Church prior to funeral...
Mark Robert Anderegg
Nov 19, 2017
Mark Robert Anderegg It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts. Mark Robert Anderegg, 49, died on November 19, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina after battling lung cancer. Mark was born in Guttenberg, Iowa to Ardith (Hempeler) and Roger Anderegg on April 10, 1968. He attended Guttenberg High School, graduating in...

Daniel Gaul
Nov 17, 2017
LUXEMBURG, IOWA Daniel C. Gaul, 78, of Luxemburg died peacefully Friday, November 17, 2017, at home after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Visitation will be held from 2 - 8 pm Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. Visitation will continue Wednesday from 9-10 am at Kramer Funeral Home prior to...
Pearl Agnes Schaefers
Nov 16, 2017
Pearl Agnes Schaefers, age 77, of Guttenberg, IA, died Thursday, November 16, 2017, at the Guttenberg Care Center. She was born on February 18, 1940 in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Nicholas and Anna (Naber) Gaul. Pearl was united in marriage with Francis Schaefers on October 15, 1960 at St. Francis Xavier Church in Dyersville and this union blessed...

Peggy Digmann
Nov 15, 2017
Peggy V. Digmann, 78, of Dyersville, Iowa died Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 20, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a Vigil Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Leon Wessels
Nov 14, 2017
Leon Wessels, 90, of Dyersville, died peacefully, Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at his home from acute leukemia. Visitation will be held from 2-7 pm Sunday, November 19, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 6:30 pm. Visitation will continue Monday, November 20th from 9-10 am at...

Margaret Helle
Nov 13, 2017
Margaret M. “Margie” Helle, 79 of New Vienna, Iowa passed away Monday, November 13, 2017, at home, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Visitation will be held 4 - 7 p.m. Thursday, November 16, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November...
Elaine I Schroeder
Nov 12, 2017
Elaine Inez Schroeder, age 88, of Guttenberg, IA, passed from this world to her heavenly home on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at the Guttenberg Care Center. Elaine was born April 17, 1929 to Louis and Elsie (Kruse) Zittergruen in rural Garber on the family farm. She was baptized on June 9, 1929 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Elkport by...
Wayne Marvin Lau
Nov 8, 2017
Wayne Marvin Lau, age 67, of Guttenberg, IA, gained his wings Wednesday, November 8, 2017 with his loving family by his side, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, IA. Wayne was born July 11, 1950, to Merrill and Adele Radamacker Lau. He graduated from Guttenberg High School in 1968 and later joined the U.S. Army and served his country...

Ardell Klostermann
Nov 7, 2017
Ardell L. Klostermann, 94 of Springfield, MO, formerly of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Elfindale Manor in Springfield. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday,...

Jane Kronlage
Nov 6, 2017
Jane M. Kronlage, 73, of Coggon, Iowa, died Monday, November 6, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids after a brief battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Friday morning at Sacred Heart...

Ruth Benke
Nov 5, 2017
MONTICELLO, IOWA Ruth Ann Benke, 77, of Monticello died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, surrounded by her family at home in Onslow, Iowa. Visitation will be from 9:30 - 11 am Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Sacred Heart...

Donald Gilmore
Oct 29, 2017
MONTICELLO, IOWA Donald M. Gilmore, 94, of Monticello died Sunday, October 29, 2017, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehab Center. Visitation will be held from 5-8 pm Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello where a parish vigil service will be held at 5 pm. Visitation will continue Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, from 10–11 am...

Karen Tharp
Oct 29, 2017
MONTICELLO, IOWA Karen Tharp, 73, of Monticello died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Monticello surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held from 4-7 pm Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery at 10:30 am Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, where military...

Thomas Jenk, Jr.
Oct 29, 2017
Thomas H. Jenk Jr., 64, of Dyersville passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Hawkeye Care Center in Dubuque. Visitation will be held from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. Visitation will continue Thursday from 9:30-10:30 am at Kramer Funeral Home prior to funeral services. A Mass of Christian...
Russell James Rust
Oct 26, 2017
Russell James Rust, age 84, of Elkader, IA, died Thursday, October 26, 2017, at the Elkader Care Center. He was born May 30, 1933 in Arlington Iowa, the son of Reimer and Tina Rust. Russell received his education locally and served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1955, Russell married Gerda Christensen and the...
Renee Diane Burns
Oct 26, 2017
Renee Diane Burns, age 54, of Strawberry Point, IA, was called home to Heaven on Thursday, October 26, 2017, from the Strawberry Point Lutheran Home after a courageous battle with Alzheimers Disease. She was born on May 11, 1963 in Guttenberg, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Marjorie Dahlstrom. Renee received her education in Guttenberg where she graduated with...

Leo Woods
Oct 21, 2017
Leo F. Woods, 84, of Dyersville passed away Saturday, Oct 21, 2017. As requested he was at home and surrounded by his family. Visitation was held from 2 – 8 pm Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service was held at 2 pm and an Ancient Order...

Rosemary Frericks
Oct 16, 2017
DYERSVILLE, IOWA RoseMary A. Frericks, 91 of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Monday, October 16, 2017, at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. Visitation will continue Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at Kramer Funeral Home...

Kathleen Osterhaus
Oct 16, 2017
Kathleen M. Osterhaus, 81, of Petersburg passed away Monday, October 16, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Dyersville. Visitation will be held from 2-8 pm Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. Visitation will continue Thursday from 9-10 am at Kramer Funeral Home prior to funeral services. A Mass of Christian Burial...