Delephine (Dilly) Wennekamp Nov. 3, 1929 – Dec. 6, 2019


Delephine (Dilly) Wennekamp

Delephine (Dilly) Wennekamp, age 90, of Monticello, died Friday Dec. 6, 2019 at the Jones Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning, Dec. 12, 2019 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Pastor David Raemisch will officiate at the services. Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com. 

Surviving is her son, Ken (Brenda) Wennekamp, three grandsons, Mike (Kelsie), Danny (Nicolette), Matt (Nikki Hughes), three great-grandchildren, Brycen, Jerren, Dylan, all of Monticello, her sister, Donna (Gary Peiffer) Ulferts of Wellman, four brothers, Merlin (Marilyn) Lange of Hopkinton, Don (Sharon)Lange of Ryan, Roger Lange of Anamosa, Jerry Lange of Springville. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband William in 2001, six brothers, Dale, Paul, Kenneth, Harold, Junior and Glen and a sister Helen. 

Delephine Ann Lange was born Nov. 3, 1929 at Monticello, Iowa. She was the daughter of Louis and Bernita Hutton, Lange. Dilly received her education in the rural schools near her home. Delephine married William Wennekamp on Sept. 17, 1949 at Lancaster, Wis.. Dilly worked at Energy Manufacturing until her son Ken was born. In March of 1956 she went back to work and started her career at Collins Radio. She retired from Collins in December of 1987. Then the important work started for Dilly and Bill, being grandparents to three grandsons. Dilly and Bill took the boys camping and fishing and never missed a school or athletic event. She loved to cook for them and as boys they knew how to eat. She was an avid Hawkeye and Cubs fan in her spare time. She made and decorated wedding cakes for anyone in the family. Her carrot cake was legendary. Dilly was a life-long member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. 

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