Obituaries

Mary Ann Siebels Oct. 22, 1931 – Nov. 19, 2017

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2017 - 9:07am

Mary Ann Siebels, age 86, died Sunday Nov.19, 2017 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 Wednesday morning, November 22, 2017 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church with interment in the Wayne Zion Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 until 7 Tuesday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Rev. Wade Reddy will officiate at the services. Memorials may be made to the Monticello Public Library or Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. 

Lloyd Lorenzen Feb. 26, 1947 – Nov. 18, 2017

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2017 - 9:05am

Lloyd Lorenzen, age 70, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 at the Jones Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 Saturday morning, Nov. 25, 2017 at the First Congregational Church, Anamosa, with interment in the North Madison Pioneer Cemetery, Center Junction.   Pastor Sue-Schneider-Adams will officiate at the services.  Friends may call from 4 until 7 Friday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. 

Timothy James Bayne Date of Death-Nov. 10, 2017

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2017 - 8:17am

     Timothy James Bayne, 51, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Monticello, Iowa, died at the Research Medical Center on Nov. 10, 2017. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 17, at Heritage Presbyterian Church officiated by Pastor Clare Lozano. 

     Tim graduated from Monticello High School, attended the University of Northern Iowa and Hawkeye Tech.

Leona Bender June 5, 1920 – Nov. 9, 2017

Published by admin on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 8:06am

Leona Bender, age 97, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospital, Cedar Rapids following a brief illness. 

Funeral services will be held 11:00 Wednesday morning, Nov. 15, 2017 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Friends may call after 9:30 Wednesday morning at the funeral home.   Interment will be in the Cedar Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.   Pastor Dave Raemisch will officiate the service. 

Gloria Ann Dirks May 21, 1935 – Nov. 6, 2017

Published by admin on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 8:05am

Gloria A. Dirks, 82, of Cedar Rapids formerly of Monticello passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 at Heritage Nursing and Rehab following a brief illness.

Gloria Ann was born May 21, 1935 in Monticello, the daughter of John and Helen Rolf Darrow.  She graduated from Monticello High School. After high school she worked at the Button Factory in Monticello.  On Dec 17, 1955 she married Lester Dirks in Anamosa. To this union, they had two sons Wade and Derrick. Gloria worked for the Great Jones County Fair and as a housekeeper at the Monticello Nursing home.

Doreen Streeper Aug. 14, 1938 – Nov. 10, 2017

Published by admin on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 8:04am

Doreen Streeper, age 79, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a period of declining health. 

Funeral Services will be held 11:00 Thursday morning, Nov. 16, 2017 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, rural Monticello with interment in the Wayne Zion Cemetery.   Rev. Wade Reddy will officiate at the services.   Friends may call from 4 until 7 Wednesday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. 

Jane M. Kronlage March 12, 1944-Nov. 6, 2017

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2017 - 2:50pm

     Jane M. Kronlage, 73, of Coggon, Iowa, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids after a brief battle with cancer.

     Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. Visitation continued from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday morning at Sacred Heart Church prior to funeral services.

     A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello, with burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Prairieburg. Rev. Paul Baldwin officiated.

Ruth Ann Benke April 3, 1940 – Nov. 5, 2017

Published by admin on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 3:33pm

Ruth Ann Benke, 77, of Monticello died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, surrounded by her family at home in Onslow.

Visitation will be from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Paul Baldwin will officiate.                                                                     

Henry Bemrose Sept. 12, 1947-Oct. 31, 2017

Published by admin on Fri, 11/03/2017 - 8:51am

     Henry Bemrose, age 70, died Tuesday Oct. 31, 2017 at his home following sudden illness. 

     Funeral services will be held 11 Monday morning, at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 9:30 Monday at the Goettsch Funeral Home. Thoughts, Mmemories and condolences may be left atwww.goettschonline.com. 

Karen Tharp October 12, 1944 - October 29, 2017

Published by admin on Tue, 10/31/2017 - 11:16am

Karen Tharp, 73, of Monticello died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Monticello surrounded by her family.

A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello.  Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, where military honors will be accorded by the Monticello Drill Team.

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