Kramer Funeral Home

Victoria R. Sauser, 60 of Worthington, Iowa passed away peacefully surrounded by love on Monday, November 27, 2023, at her home. Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Directly following the visitation, a Celebration of Life service will commence at 7 p.m. at Kramer Funeral Home. Vickie was born on February 13, 1963, in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Lawrence and Shirley (Finn) Oglesby. She married William Sauser on July 20, 1990, in Dubuque, Iowa. She grew up in Dubuque, Iowa and graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1981. She was employed at Dyersville Die Cast/Scale Models for 34 years, where she enjoyed...

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Roger H. Mescher, 83, of Dyersville passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Hallmar Village in Marion, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville prior to funeral mass. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Chris Podhajsky will officiate. Roger was born August 24, 1940, in Dyersville the son of Bill and Germaine (Thier) Mescher. He married Marilyn Funke on November 30, 1968, in Dyersville, Iowa. Together with extended family, he co-owned BARD Concrete in Dyersville for many years until...

WORHTINGTON, IOWA Marlene Marie (Willenbring) Schlarmann, 80 of Worthington, Iowa fell asleep with the Lord on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at her home surrounded by love. Visitation will be held from 2 - 7 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Visitation will continue from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the funeral home prior to funeral mass. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 18, 2023, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Worthington with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Chris Podhajsky will officiate. Marlene was born on December 11, 1942, in New Vienna, Iowa, the daughter of Sylvester and Evelyn...

HOLY CROSS, IOWA Daniel T. Goerdt, 64, of Holy Cross, Iowa passed away Friday, November 10, 2023, at Mercy One Hospital in Dubuque. Visitation will be held from 9:30 - 11 a.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Holy Cross, Iowa. Funeral Mass will commence at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Rev. Tyler Raymond will officiate. Daniel was born on June 6, 1959, in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Richard and Lois (Leliefeld) Goerdt. He graduated from Western Dubuque High School in 1977. He worked construction for many years, and recently delivered the Telegraph Herald newspaper in the Guttenberg area. Survivors include his mother, Lois;...

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Kenneth Lester Moss, 88, of Dyersville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at UnityPoint Health-St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, Iowa. Military honors will follow the mass outside of church. Inurnment will be held at Elmwood Cemetery in Mason City at a later date. A celebration of life will be held following the mass at the Dyersville Social Center, 625 3rd Ave SE, Dyersville, Iowa 52040, from 1 - 5 p.m., on Friday, for food and continued memories of Kenneth. Ken was born October 27, 1935, in Mason...

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Frederick L. Deutmeyer, 68 of Dyersville, Iowa passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Harmony of Dubuque. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Chris Podhajsky will officiate with Rev. Carl Ries concelebrating. Fred was born on January 24, 1955, in Manchester, Iowa, the son of Raymond "Jim" and Rita (Klostermann) Deutmeyer. He worked in construction as a drywaller for many years. Fred was a faithful member of St. Francis Xavier Parish dedicating his time as usher. Survivors include his siblings: Jo Ann (Jim)...

PETERSBURG, IOWA Rosemary "Rosie" Kroeger, 86, of Petersburg passed away Saturday, November 4th , 2023, at her home. Visitation will be held from 8:30 - 10:30 am on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg, with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Gabriel Mensah will officiate. Rosie was born on March 24, 1937, the daughter of Bernard and Rita (Gaul) Trenkamp. She married Eugene Kroeger on April 14, 1956, in Dyersville at St. Francis Xavier Basilica. Together they farmed near Petersburg and had a small engine repair business. Rosie also worked at...

HOPKINTON, IOWA Deb Ostwinkle, 60, of Hopkinton passed away Tuesday, October 31st at home after an 8-month battle with brain cancer. Deb was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend whose caring heart left a lasting impression on all who knew her. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 5th from 3-7 pm at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Visitation will continue at the funeral home from 9 - 10 am Monday. The funeral mass will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, November 6th at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, Iowa. Burial will follow at St. Paul's Cemetery in Worthington. Rev. Chris Podhajsky will officiate. Deb was born on August 27th, 1963, in...

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Lila Reiter, 92, of Dyersville, IA, passed away on Friday, October 27th, 2023 at Accura HealthCare in Cascade, IA. Her funeral mass, officiated by Rev. Jim Miller while Rev. Phillip Gibbs concelebrates, will be held on Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 at 11 a.m. at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Cascade, IA, with a visitation beginning at 9 a.m. prior to the mass at the church. Interment will be held at St. Martin's Catholic Cemetery in Cascade, IA. Lila was born on December 16th, 1930, in Dyersville, IA, the daughter of Elmer and Adele (Becker) Rohenkohl. Lila graduated from Xavier High School in 1948. On December 31st, 1951, Lila was united in marriage to Paul M. Reiter,...

GUTTENBERG, IOWA Bernita Marcella ( Herman) Moser, 90, of rural Edgewood made her Journey into heaven on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at MercyOne Senior Care in Dyersville, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 9 - 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Guttenberg, Iowa. Mass will commence at 10:30 a.m. with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Marvin Bries will officiate. Bernita was born in Guttenberg, Iowa on December 20, 1932, the daughter of Art & Carmen Herman Sr. She attended St. Mary's School. Bernita married F. Jerome Moser in which three children were born, Jeffrey Jerome, Debbie Ann, and Carmen Jane. They farmed near Garber until...

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Iva Ungs, 84, of Dyersville and formerly of Luxemburg and Monticello passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023, at MercyOne Senior Care in Dyersville. Visitation will be held from 3 - 7 p.m. on Friday, October 20, 2023, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Visitation will continue at the funeral home from 8:30 - 9:30a.m. prior to funeral mass. Funeral services will be held at 10 am on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Luxemburg, with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Tyler Raymond will officiate. Iva was born on May 15, 1939, in Petersburg, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Irma (Goedken) Deutmeyer. She married Marvin Ungs on July 1, 1965,...

PETERSBURG, IOWA Michael Nerney, 59, of Petersburg passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Jones Regional Medical Center after a sudden heart attack while camping. Visitation will be held from 2 - 7 pm on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Visitation will continue at the funeral home from 9 - 10 am prior to funeral mass. Michael and his family would appreciate if you "come as you are." Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, October 19, 2023, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in St. Francis Cemetery at a later date. Rev. Chris Podhajsky will officiate. Michael was born on May 3, 1964, in Chicago, IL, the son of...

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Edith C Lammers, 93 of Dyersville, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at Mercy One Senior Care. Visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Visitation will continue from 9 - 10 a.m. at the funeral home prior to the funeral mass. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at St Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial at the church cemetery. Rev Chris Podhajsky will officiate. Edith was born on October 7, 1930, in Petersburg, Iowa, daughter of Raymond and Rose (Wulfekuhle) Lammers. She was united in marriage to Ambrose Bildstein....

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Allan L. Ertl, 86, of Dyersville passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Visitation will be held from 8:30 - 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17 , 2023, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Chris Podhajsky will officiate. Allan was born on March 6, 1937, in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Fred Sr. and Gertrude (Sauser) Ertl. He married Ruth Wedewer. He later married Susan Steffen-Ertl on October 9, 1993, in Dyersville. He grew up in Dubuque and graduated from Loras Academy....

DUBUQUE, IOWA William J. "Bill" Baum, 77, of Dubuque, passed away peacefully at his home on October 7, 2023, surrounded by his family. Bill was a loving father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend whose gentle soul touched many. To honor Bill's life, family and friends may visit from 3:30 - 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. A Vigil Service will commence at 7 p.m. The funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, Iowa. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Francis Cemetery. Bill was born on November 3, 1945, in Monticello, Iowa, the son of Jerome and Velma...

LUXEMBURG, IOWA Elmer B. Oberbroeckling, 90, of Luxemburg, Iowa passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Guttenberg Care Center, Guttenberg, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 - 8 p.m. on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Visitation will continue at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville from 9 - 10 a.m. prior to funeral mass. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Luxemburg, Iowa. Military honors will be held at Holy Trinity Cemetery following the service with burial held at a later date. Rev. Tyler Raymond will officiate. Elmer was born on October 4, 1932, in Luxemburg, Iowa, the son of...