Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home


Aletha Engelken
Jun 7, 2015
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Aletha Anna (Haas) Engelken, 83, of Manchester, formerly of Earlville and Dyersville, passed away on June 7, 2015, at Marietta's Place in Manchester. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at the Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW, in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 6:00...

Grace Burkle
Jun 6, 2015
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Grace M. Burkle, 84, of Dyersville, Iowa died Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester following her second courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 2 - 8 p.m. Monday, June 8, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held...

Beverly Davis
Jun 2, 2015
NORTH BUENA VISTA, IOWA Beverly A. Davis, 78, of North Buena Vista, and formerly of Hudson, IA, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held Friday, June 5, 2015, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Kramer Funeral Home in Holy Cross. A memorial service and inurnment will be conducted at a...

Herbert Tegeler
Jun 2, 2015
Herbert G. Tegeler, 94, of Dyersville, Iowa died Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. p.m. Thursday, June 4, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 4:00 p.m. and an American Legion service will be held at...

Norbert Manternach Jr.
Jun 1, 2015
MONTICELLO, IOWA Norbert G. Manternach Jr., 83, of Monticello, died Monday, June 1, 2015, at Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Friends may call from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 3:00 p.m. Friends may continue to call after 10:00 a.m. Friday morning at Kramer...
Mary A. Bockenstedt
May 30, 2015
Mary Ann Bockenstedt, age 87, of Osterdock, IA, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at the Guttenberg Care Center. She was born one of three daughters to Ernest and Ida F. (Brase) Wolter on April 12, 1928, in rural Guttenberg. Mary was baptized on June 10, 1928, at St. Johns Church in Guttenberg and later confirmed there as well. She...
Leonard Adams
May 21, 2015
Leonard Henry Adams, husband of Arleen Adams, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in Houston, Texas at the age of 93. Leonard was born in Turkey River, Iowa on June 19, 1921, son of Peter and Mary Adams. He grew up on his family farm and received an Associates Degree from Elkader Junior College. In 1942, he...
Dr. George Auer
May 14, 2015
Dr. George Auer, age 86, of Guttenberg, IA, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, at the Guttenberg Care Center. He was born on September 8, 1928 on a farm near Garnavillo, IA, the son of George and Pearl (Chettinger) Auer. George graduated from the Garnavillo High School then attended Loras College for three years. He went on to graduate from...
Leverne W. Troester
May 14, 2015
LeVerne Walter Troester, age 93, of Guttenberg, IA, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Dubuque, IA, after a short battle with liver cancer. He was born on January 10, 1922, on the family farm in the Osterdock area to Gustav and Louise Troester. LeVerne received his education from the local country school. He worked...

Beatrice Barron
May 5, 2015
Beatrice Cecelia Barron, age 83, of Garnavillo, IA, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Garnavillo, IA. She was born the daughter of Anthony and Eva Kutz in Baltimore MD, on May 21, 1931. Beatrice received her education in Baltimore where she graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1948. A few years later, she was united in marriage with...

Jane Knepper
May 5, 2015
Jane M. Knepper, 60, of Boone, Iowa, and formerly of Worthington, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Boone County Hospital in Boone. Visitation was held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015, at the Kramer Funeral Home 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Inurnment was at St....

Miranda Hogan
May 1, 2015
Miranda M. Hogan, 20, of Farley died Friday, May 1, 2015, in Dubuque. Friends may call from 2:00 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday May 6, 2015, at the Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville, where a parish vigil service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friends may also call Thursday from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. at the...
Dennis Milton Hamann
Apr 30, 2015
Dennis Milton Hamann, age 68, of Garnavillo, IA was born the son of Milton F. and Wilma (Witte) Hamann on June 14, 1946 in Postville, IA. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Farmersburg, IA. Following graduation from Garnavillo High School, Dennis served his country in the United States Army, where he received his A.A....
Mary Rita Koopman
Apr 27, 2015
Mary Rita Koopman, age 97, of Garnavillo, IA, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at the Guttenberg Care Center. Mary Rita was born on May 20, 1917 to her parents Herman Jr. and Anna (Hoeger) Berns on the home farm in National, Iowa. She received her education at St. Josephs Catholic School in Garnavillo, Iowa. Following her eighth grade graduation,...

Janice Mensen
Apr 25, 2015
PETERSBURG, IOWA Janice B. Mensen, 81, of Dyersville and formerly of Petersburg died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at home in the Ellen Kennedy Living Center. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. Friends may continue to call from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Thursday prior...

Joyce Grubb
Apr 24, 2015
Eldridge, IOWA Joyce M. Grubb, 68, of Eldridge died Friday, April 24, 2015, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. Friends may call from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday April 28, 2015, at the Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville, where a parish vigil service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friends may continue...

Joseph Brunkan
Apr 23, 2015
WORTHINGTON, IOWA Joseph A. Brunkan, 85, of Dyersville, Iowa, died Thursday, April 23, 2015, at his home. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 2:00 p.m. and an American Legion Service will be held at...

Sandra Rollinger
Apr 18, 2015
CASCADE, IOWA Sandra S. Rollinger, 72, of Cascade and Mesa, AZ, died Saturday, Apr. 18, 2015, at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa. Friends may call from 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015, at St. Matthias Catholic Church in Cascade where a Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Douglas Loecke will officiate. Inurnment will...

Patricia Willenbring
Apr 18, 2015
Earlville, IOWA Patricia Y. Willenbring, 81, of Earlville died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at home surrounded by her family. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday April 20, 2015, at the Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville, where a parish vigil service will be held at 7:00 p.m. A visitation will also be held...

John Evers
Apr 18, 2015
DYERSVILLE, IOWA John "Jack" H. Evers, 80, of Urbandale, and formerly of Dyersville, IA, completed his life's journey here on earth Saturday, April 18, 2015, at the Iowa Jewish Life Center in Des Moines, IA. Friends may call from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Friday May 1, 2015, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville where a Mass of Christian Burial...