All Obituaries

            Raymond Paul Wille, age 85, of Guttenberg, IA, died Monday, June 14, 2021, at home surrounded by his family.  He was born on December 17, 1935 at home near Clayton, IA, the son of Joseph and Theresa (Schaefers) Wille.             Ray received his education locally and farmed the better part of his entire life.  On August 23, 1961, Ray was united in marriage...

            Paul Dale “PD” Dickson, age 86, of Guttenberg, IA, died Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home. He was born on October 22, 1934, the son of Francis and Hilda (Friedlein) Dickson.             PD received his education locally and graduated from the Guttenberg High School.  PD enlisted in the United States Marine Corp where he served...

            William “Bill” Richard Leliefeld, age 81, of Guttenberg, IA, died Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital in Guttenberg.  He was born one of 15 children on May 21, 1940 in Guttenberg, IA, the son of Daniel and Rose (Kleine) Leliefeld.             Bill graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in 1958 and later served in the...

            Thursday, June 10, 2021 after a 3-year battle of Colon cancer Kevin Allen Morarend, age 65 of Guttenberg, passed away surrounded by his family. Kevin was born on June 16, 1955 in Prairie du Chien, WI. He was the son of Earl and Phyllis (Noack) Morarend.             Kevin grew up on a dairy/hog farm. He enjoyed farm life especially working in the fields driving Oliver and...

            Leon Anthony Berns, 96, died peacefully on June 7, 2021, at the Guttenberg Care Center.  He was born on August 21, 1924, to Anton and Elizabeth (Wolter) Berns on the family farm outside Garnavillo, Iowa.  He was a conscientious and dedicated farmer.  He was proud of the 150+ year Heritage Farm status of the family farming operation and the many conservation awards presented to them.  That legacy is now...

            Donna Marie Pont, age 78, of Guttenberg, IA, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021.  She was born on May 14, 1943 in Waterloo, IA, the daughter of Harold and Evelyn Junk.  Donna grew up in Waterloo where she graduated from Columbus Catholic High School with the class of 1961.  On March 10, 1968, Donna was united in marriage with David Pont in...

            Pauline M. Rieck was transferred to the heavenly school on May 28th, 2021. She was born October 29th, 1951 in Richland Center, WI. Pauline’s parents were Paul and Dorothy (Croniger) Gander.              Pauline attended a one room school where her Dad and siblings attended. When she went to town school, she attended the same school building where her Mom...

            Lynne Marie Finnegan, age 58, of Colesburg, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on May 18, 2021 following a courageous six-year battle with breast cancer.             She was born on August 14, 1962, the daughter of Marvin and Patricia Vaske. Lynne graduated from Garnavillo High School, and was well-known in school for her competitiveness on the...

     Harold Aloysious Mueller, age 89, of Garnavillo, IA, died Friday, May 14, 2021, at River Living Center in Guttenberg, IA.      Harold was born in Clayton County Iowa to Herman and Margaret (Harter) Mueller on December 8, 1931. The youngest of six children.       In March of 1952 he was drafted in the United States Army where he proudly served his country as a corporal front line jeep driver in Korea during the Korean War. When he...