Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home

Aug 23, 2022

MONTICELLO, IOWA

Ronald (Ron) J. Bechler, 79, of Monticello passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 23, 2022, surrounded by his devoted wife and children.

Ron was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, and married Nancy in June of 1967, at St. Boniface Catholic...

Aug 21, 2022

Obituary Candace "Candy" Krapfl, age 71, of Winthrop, IA, died Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Regional Medical Center in Manchester, IA. She was born on June 29, 1951 in Iowa City, IA, the daughter of William and Laura (Bahls) Glawe Jr. Candy received her education from the Garnavillo School and on October 20, 1973, she was united in marriage...

Aug 20, 2022

MONTICELLO, IOWA Carlyn G. Dotterweich, 91, of Monticello, Iowa passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022, surrounded by family, at her home in Monticello, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at Sacred Heart...

Aug 19, 2022

MONTICELLO, IOWA

Joseph M. Folken, 42 of Monticello, Iowa passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Visitation will be held from 9 – 11 a.m. on Friday, August 26, 2022 at Kramer Funeral Home in...

Aug 17, 2022

Obituary Francis "Frank" Spielbauer, age 89, of Guttenberg, IA, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at the Guttenberg Care Center. He was born on November 20, 1932, on a farm near Guttenberg to George and Francis (Rohner) Spielbauer. Frank received his education at St. Marys in Guttenberg and graduated from the high school in 1950. He attended Loras College in...

Aug 17, 2022

Ramona Genrose Westhoff (Mona) passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in her home at the age of 89 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, joining her husband, Dan, who passed away July 16th, 2022. A private family graveside service will be held at St. Boniface Cemetery in New Vienna, Iowa on Monday, August 22, 2022. Mona was born...

Aug 15, 2022

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Henry J. Ehrlich, 87, of Dyersville, Iowa, peacefully passed away on August 15, 2022, in the Marietta Place Memory Care Unit at the Good Neighbor Society in Manchester, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 3 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Visitation will continue at the funeral home from...

Aug 14, 2022

Obituary Davey Wylie Miller age 63, of Phoenix, AZ formerly of Guttenberg, Iowa passed away on Sunday August 14, 2022. He was born on September 14, 1958, the son of Walter and Edith (Ferguson) Miller. Davey graduated from Guttenberg High School in 1976. In the mid 1980s, Davey moved to Phoenix, AZ, and fell in love with the area...

Aug 13, 2022

Eleanor Ruth Manternach, infant daughter of Isaac and Lauren Manternach was born on August 13. 2022, at 4:36 am at MercyOne in Dubuque, and went to her eternal home. A private memorial service will be held for immediate family at St. Paul Catholic Church in Worthington. Eleanor’s loved ones include her parents, Isaac and Lauren, and sister Elizabeth of...

Aug 13, 2022

MARION, IOWA Live streaming at https://youtu.be/jBVpCsxkcek John J. Meehan, 79, of Marion passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion where a Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 10:30....

Aug 9, 2022

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Virgean H. Meyer, 98 of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be held before mass from 9 – 10:00 a.m. on August 15, 2022 at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Philip Agyei officiating....

Aug 7, 2022

HOPKINTON, IOWA Betty J. DeShaw, 96, of Hopkinton died Sunday, August 7, 2022, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Monticello. A visitation will be held from 9 – 10:30 am Friday, August 19, 2022, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Worthington where a Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 10:30. Burial will be in the church...

Aug 7, 2022

MONTICELLO, IOWA William Leo, “Bill” Bohlken, 78, of Monticello, Iowa passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Jones Regional Medical Center, Anamosa, Iowa. Visitation will be held 3 - 5 p.m., Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church in Monticello. Funeral Services will begin at 5 p.m., Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. Pastor...

Aug 1, 2022

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Ronald D. Fangman, 76, of Waterloo formerly of Dyersville passed away Monday, August 1, 2022, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Visitation will be held from 3-7 pm Monday, August, 8, 2022, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Visitation will continue Tuesday from 9 – 10 at the funeral home prior to funeral services. A...

Jul 31, 2022

DYERSVILLE, IOWA LIVESTREAM https://vimeo.com/event/1918865 For 90 years, we had the privilege of calling Mary Ellen Lakeman, our friend, our mom, our grandma & just Great. On July 31st, it was time for her to head home to the Lord. We will forever hear Mary Ellen’s singing & remember her laughter & big smile. Visitation will be held from 8:30...

Jul 30, 2022

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Leo W. Klostermann, 84, of Dyersville passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022, at MercyOne Medical Center in Dyersville. Visitation will be held from 2-8 pm Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where the Knights of Columbus will recite a Rosary at 5:30 pm and American Legion Post 137 will conduct a service at...

Jul 29, 2022

WORTHINGTON, IOWA The race is over, the checkered flag has dropped. Fred DeShaw, 64, of Worthington, crossed the finish line into heaven on Friday, July 29, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be held from 3 – 9 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Visitation will continue Thursday at the funeral home from...

Jul 29, 2022

MONTICELLO, IOWA

W. Willis “Bill” Longer of Monticello, IA died July 29, 2022 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehab Center from complications of dementia. Bill was born December 1, 1933 in Washington, IA and was the son of Walter Longer and Roxie (Gideon) Longer. His family operated a farm near Washington...

Jul 26, 2022

Obituary Janice Joan Bahls, age 81, of Guttenberg, IA, died Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at Guttenberg Care Center. She was born on April 7, 1941, the daughter of Carter and Hildegard (Clefisch) Smith. She grew up on a farm outside of Garber. Janice attended school in Elkport and later graduated from the Colesburg High School. On April 11, 1964,...

Jul 25, 2022

HOPKINTON, IOWA Jeanette L. Murray (affectionately known as “Nettie”) of Hopkinton, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 25, 2022, at the age of 63, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 3 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Hopkinton, with a short vigil service starting at 3 p.m. Funeral services...