Leonard Grau Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Rosemary Teresa Engelhardt, 72, Elkader, died of Covid-19, Saturday, January 2, 2021, at MercyOne, Dubuque. Private graveside services will be held with a public memorial service to be held at a later date. She was born January 14, 1948, in Independence Iowa to Francis and Clara (DePaepe) Toale. She graduated from St. John High School, Independence, and later Gates Business College, Waterloo. She worked for a time at the Waterloo Public Library. On February 22, 1975, she was united in marriage to Ronald Dean Engelhardt at Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkader. The couple made their home in Elkader. She and Ron purchased Miller Ice Cream Company which they operated for a number of years. They...