Richard Davidshofer

HOLY CROSS, IOWA Richard “Dick” F. Davidshofer 60, of Holy Cross, Iowa died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, October, 23, 2015 at Kramer Funeral Home, 5754 Maple Road in Holy Cross. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, with Rev. Noah Diehm officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Dick was born July 26, 1955 in Dubuque, the son of Frederick and Clara “Toots” (Goedken) Davidshofer. Dick graduated from Guttenberg High School in the class of 1973. He married Sandy Gaul on May 19, 1984 in Earlville. Together they raised their 4 children on the farm north of Holy Cross. Dick farmed his whole life until he retired in 2014 due to health. He also worked at Hub’s Repair, FS, and was a big help to his son Justin and his custom farming business. He was a member of the Holy Cross Church. Dick enjoyed family and friend gatherings, farm machinery, horses, euchre, and his Case and Oliver tractors, but most of all his grandson Jack. Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Sandy. 4 children: Amy Davidshofer of Farley, Justin Davidshofer and his son Jack Davidshofer of Holy Cross, Alyssa Davidshofer of Holy Cross, and April (Justin) Romero of Marshall, MN. 3 siblings: Dan (Barb) Davidshofer of New Vienna, Mae (Duane) Kluesner of Holy Cross, and Joe (Joyce) Davidshofer of Bankston. Parents-in-law: Virgil and Helen (Sadler) Gaul of Dubuque. Brothers and sister-in-law: Alan Gaul of Ames, Deb (John) Peters of San Diego, CA, Bev (Mark) Ostrowski of Lakeville, MN, Janeen (Jon) Hucker of Lester Prairie, MN, and Kevin (Erin) Gaul of Pella, several beloved nieces, nephews, and wonderful friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. In keeping with his generous spirit, Richard was a tissue donor to Iowa Donor Network. The Davidshofer family would like to extend their thanks to the Holy Cross/North Buena Vista EMS, Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Emergency Department, Dr. Ramabadran, Julie Ehlinger, Lacy, and the rest of the Medical Associates Cardiology Department.