Alice Olberding

Alice M. (Ries) Olberding, 93, of Dyersville died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, surrounded by her family at Oak Crest Manor in Dyersville. Visitation will be held from 2 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a vigil service will be held at 3 p.m. Visitation will continue from 9 – 10 a.m. Thursday, January 21, prior to funeral services. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 21, 2016, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in St. Boniface Cemetery, New Vienna. Officiating will be Rev. Jeff Dole. Rev. Carl Ries will concelebrate. Alice was born September 8, 1922, in Petersburg, Iowa the daughter of Francis and Eleanore (Fangmann) Thole. She married Elmer A. Ries. Together they raised 5 children until his death in 1953. She continued to raise her family and ran the farm. Later Alice married Richard Olberding August 19, 1967, in New Vienna, Iowa. He also preceded her in death. Surviving are 5 children: Francis (Pam) Ries of Dubuque, Sharon (Bob) Demmer of Dundee, Elaine (Carl) Burkle and Eldon (Patti) Ries both of Dyersville and Elmer (Carla) Ries of New Vienna, 22 grandchildren, 55 great grandchildren; two sisters: Viola (Irvin) Klosterman of Manchester and Rita Mae (Floyd) Feldmann of Edgewood; in-laws: Clarinda Thole of Manchester, Bernice Thole of Dyersville, Mabel Kronlage of Monticello, Gene (Darlene) Olberding and Jim (Katie) Olberding, both of Dyersville, Grace (Donald) Hermsen of Luxemburg, and Shirley Olberding of Dyersville. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Elmer in 1953, her second husband, Dick in 2007, 2 grandsons: Ryan Ries and Jeff Ries, grandson-in-law, Dan Meyer, five brothers, Lawrence, Francis, Charles and Alfred Thole, Linus (Bernadine) Thole and one sister, Mary Ann (Fred) Wessels, in-laws: Clete Feldmann, Nettie (Paul) Pitz, Joe (Armella) Ries, Matt (Julia) Ries, Don (Esther) Ries, Louis Kronlage, and George Olberding, Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.