Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home
Eldon Funke
Nov 30, 2015
During the Advent of his final Christmas season, Eldon R. Funke received his greatest-ever gift with a call home from the worn base paths and faded chalk lines of this earthly ball field to the majestic and glorious diamond of the Heavenly Kingdom. Eldon passed through death on November 30, 2015 – following a late final rally in the...
Ronald Burkle
Nov 30, 2015
Ronald P. Burkle, 66, of, Dyersville passed away at his home after a day of Thanksgiving with his family. Visitation will be held from 2 – 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 2 p.m., a Knights of Columbus Rosary will...
James Joester
Nov 28, 2015
Dyersville, Iowa James J. Joester, 84, of Dyersville died Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Oakcrest Manor. Friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW, Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 4:00 p.m. A continued visitation will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday prior...
Joan Weber
Nov 28, 2015
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Joan Weber, 74, of Dyersville died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Dyersville, surrounded by her family. She died as she lived, strong, faithful, and with a smile on her face, after an 8 month battle with cancer. Visitation will be from 2-8p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at the Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th...
George Nieters
Nov 27, 2015
MONTICELLO, IOWA George H. Nieters, 93, of Monticello died Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, at Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A visitation will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello where a memorial service will commence at 11. Inurnment will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Monticello. George was born...
Russell Williams
Nov 26, 2015
MONTICELLO, IOWA Russell Edward Williams 84, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015, at Crestridge Care Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. Russell was born December 10, 1930, to Gwilym Edward and Mary Ada (Roberts) in Williamsburg, Iowa. He enlisted in the US Navy as a radio operator for three years but served three years, ten months and seven days due...
Earl Davis
Nov 23, 2015
NORTH BUENA VISTA, IOWA Earl Davis, 81, of North Buena Vista, and formerly of Hudson, IA, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Kramer Funeral Home in Holy Cross. A memorial service and inurnment will be conducted at a later date. Earl...
Esther Reichenauer
Nov 20, 2015
MONTICELLO, IOWA Esther B. Reichenauer, 92, of Monticello, Iowa, died Friday morning, November 20, 2015, at the Monticello Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Monticello, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 24 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello with Rev. Paul Baldwin officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
Christine Steffen
Nov 20, 2015
MONTICELLO, IOWA Christine Steffen, 65, of Monticello passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa after a lengthy battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wed., Nov. 25, at the United...
Mary Kleitsch
Nov 18, 2015
MONTICELLO, IOWA Mary L. Kleitsch, 88, of Monticello, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Northbrook Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 - 8 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015, at the First Presbyterian Church in Monticello...
Marian Bell
Nov 16, 2015
Marian J. Bell, 94, of Dyersville died Monday, November 16, 2015, at Oak Crest Manor in Dyersville. Visitation will be held 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 7p.m. Visitation will continue Friday from 9 – 10 a.m. at...
Adele Tujetsch
Nov 13, 2015
Adele Marie (Stoeffler) Tujetsch, age 87, of Guttenberg,, died Friday, November 13, 2015, in Dubuque. She was born the daughter of Harry and Hilda (Fassbinder) Stoeffler, September 16, 1928, in Guttenberg. Adele graduated from St. Marys Catholic School in Guttenberg and was a homemaker for many years. On April 19, 1954, she was united in marriage with Jerome J....
Katie Beth Herman
Nov 13, 2015
Katie Beth Herman, age 84, of Guttenberg, IA, died Friday, November 13, 2015, at her home in Guttenberg, IA. She was born on June 18, 1931, in Guttenberg, the daughter of Frank and Verna (Hyde) Tomkins. Katie received her education from Colesburg School system where she graduated with the class of 1949. She worked for John Deere in Dubuque,...
Julie Zittergruen
Nov 13, 2015
Julie Zittergruen, age 60, of Guttenberg, IA, died Friday, November 13, 2015, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital in Guttenberg, IA. She was born on February 17, 1955, in Guttenberg, the daughter of Henry R. and Winifred (Carrier) Fassbinder. Julie graduated from Guttenberg High School in 1973. For the past 28 years, she was a force behind numerous community projects...
William Harold Walke
Nov 2, 2015
William Harold Walke was born on September 29, 1933, to Harold and Ernestine Becker Walke on the Walke family farm near Guttenberg. He attended Jolly Ridge School and graduated from Guttenberg High School in 1951. He worked for his great-uncle Paul Friedlein for a year and then spent four years in the US Navy, half of that time aboard...
Carolyn Berns
Nov 2, 2015
Carolyn (Klinkenberg) Berns, age 76, of Saint Olaf, IA, died Monday, November 2, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, IA. She was born on October 2, 1939, on the home farm in rural Saint Olaf, Iowa, the daughter of Alvin and Mabel (Hakert) Klinkenberg. Carolyn was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Elkader and graduated...
Alice Digman
Nov 1, 2015
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Alice A. Digman, 84, of Dyersville, Iowa died Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade. Friends may call from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. Visitation will continue Friday from 9 – 10 a.m. at Kramer Funeral Home prior to funeral...
Rose Putz
Oct 29, 2015
DELHI, IOWA Rose A. Putz, 53, of Delhi died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at Regional Medical Center in Manchester after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m....
Robert Fettkether
Oct 27, 2015
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Robert D. Fettkether, 64, of El Cajon, California, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at the VA Medical Center Hospital in La Jolla, California, after a two year battle with leukemia. A private family service will be held where military honors will be accorded by American Legion Post 137. Bob was on born Aug. 7, 1951, in Fort...
Lucy Gioimo
Oct 25, 2015
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Lucy I. Gioimo, 95, of Dyersville, Iowa died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015,...
