Obituaries

Janet Steele Andreesen Feb. 25, 1934 – May 19, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 2:22pm

      Janet Steele Andreesen, 86, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at Iowa Masonic Health Facilities in Bettendorf, following a brief battle with cancer.

      Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers since no public services can be held at this time.  A graveside committal service was held Friday, May 22, 2020, at Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar Rapids at 11 a.m. Rev. Wade Reddy of Wayne Zion Lutheran Church of rural Monticello officiated. A Celebration of Life for Janet will be held at a later date.

Dennis Pike Jan. 24, 1957 – May 18, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 2:22pm

      Dennis Pike, age 63, died Monday, May 18, 2020 at Mercy One Hospital, Waterloo following a brief illness. Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello has taken Dennis and his family into their care. There will be no services at this time because of the Covid 19 Pandemic. Memorials may be sent to the family at 511 South Chestnut St. Monticello, Iowa 52310.

      Surviving is his mother Betty and a sister Linda Fanton both of Monticello.

      He was preceded in death by his father Rev. Robert Pike in 1995.

Jeri King-Soppe Jan. 7, 1942 – May 9, 2020 Jan. 7, 1942 – May 9, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 1:47pm

      Jeri King-Soppe passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020, at the age of 78 at Monticello Nursing & Rehabilitation following an extended illness.
Private family services will be held graveside on Friday, May 15, 2020, at Oakwood Cemetery in Monticello, Iowa. Goettsch Funeral Home is assisting Jeri's family with arrangements. Please sign Jeri's guestbook at www.goettschonline.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.

Betty Lou Dirks June 13, 1935 – May 12, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 1:46pm

      Betty Lou Dirks age 84, of Monticello, died peacefully, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.

Laurie Valentine Jan. 31, 1963 – May 15, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 1:46pm

      Laurie Valentine age 57, died peacefully, Friday, May 15, 2020 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer.

      Surviving is her husband Tim, two sons, Douglas and Brandon (Megan), five grandchildren, Temperance, Helena, Jadyn, Jillian, and Matthew, her parents, Joseph and Rosemary Staner and three sisters, Kathy (Red) Niemeier, Betty (Bruce) Carey, and Ann (Dennis) Dailey.

John G. White May 22, 1953 – May 16, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 1:45pm

      John G. White, 66, of Monticello passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020, at Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

      Please keep the family in your prayers during this difficult time as there will be no public services at this time.

      A private burial of John’s cremated remains will be held at a later date at St. Paul Cemetery in Worthington.  Kramer Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Sandra (Sandy) Edwards Jan. 4, 1949 – May 3, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 9:30am

Sandra (Sandy) Edwards passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 after an 18 month fight with pancreatic cancer.
Funeral services will be held at a later date at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, rural Monticello. Goettsch Funeral Home has taken Sandy and her family into their care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Jones County Conservation or a charity of choice.

James (Jim) J. Hasler Jan. 31, 1941 – April 29, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 9:29am

      James (Jim) J. Hasler, 79, of Bristol Conn., formerly of Monticello, husband of the late Jacqueline (Simmons) Hasler, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Bristol Hospital.

Mary Patricia “Pat” Anderson April 28, 1928 – April 23, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 9:55am

      Mary Patricia "Pat" Anderson, 91, of Monticello, Iowa passed away at Emerald Crest of Minnetonka, Minn. on April 23, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 66 years, Andy, son John, and her siblings. Survivors include a daughter Mary Elizabeth Lippert (Jay) of Minneapolis, Minn., a daughter-in-law, Kathi Anderson Claude (Frank) of Excelsior, Minn., five adored grandchildren, Nathan, Michael (Kelly), Chelsea (Tony), Sara (Nick), and John, six great-grandchildren, Tallulah, Paloma, McClane, Lois, Finley, and Camden, and several nieces and nephews.

Kathleen Conboy Dougherty July 6, 1923 – April 15, 2020

Published by admin on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 9:55am

      Kathleen Conboy Dougherty died at St. Crispin Living Community, Red Wing, Minnesota, on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 after a brief illness. She was born in Volga City, Iowa, the daughter of John (Jack) Conboy and Anna Samp Conboy, July 6, 1923. At the age of 11 they moved to Strawberry Point, Iowa, and she graduated from that high School in 1940.

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