Mary Lous Gulbro

Mary Lou (Nieland) Gulbro was the daughter of Gregor and Lillian (Wolter) Nieland, born, May 14, 1932, in Dubuque. She died Saturday, December 4, 2004, at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. Mary Lou received her education from St. Marys School and was a homemaker and worked in retail sales in Guttenberg for many years. She took pride in raising her five children and when the grandchildren arrived they were her pride and joy. Mary Lou has one great-granddaughter, Alivia Klein, who was the lime light of Mary Lous retirement years. Alivia referred to Mary Lou as "Boo Boo". Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Vernon; two daughters, Debbie Klein & (Duane) of Longmont, Colorado and Cynthia Klein & (Mike) of Dubuque; three sons, James (Becky) Klein of Guttenberg, Douglas (Linda) Klein of Orlando, Florida and, Duane (Patty) Gulbro of Lewiston, Minnesota; five grandchildren, Hillary Klein, Allysa (Larry) Wilson, Kim Bockenstedt and Kari Bockenstedt, and Vanessa Baros; one great-granddaughter, Alivia Klein.; one brother, Douglas (Anita) Nieland of Richmond, Kentucky, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gregor and Lillian. Mary Lou received tremendous support from the Guttenberg Eagles Fraternity Club 4114, during her illness. She held the position of being the first President of the women auxiliary. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to St. Marys Elementary School. The family would like to thank Mercy Hospital in Dubuque; hospital RNs in the ER, & Out Patient surgery for displaying wonderful care giving skills. Special appreciation is extended to Mary Lous Oncology drs. Dr. Payne, Holm and Schreiber.Visitation: 4:00-7:00 P.M. December 06, 2004 at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg, IowaFuneral Service: 10:30 A.M. December 07, 2004 at St. Mary's Catholic ChurchInterment: St Mary's Catholic Cemetery Service Information A service summary is not available