Obituary of Mae Cummings Gudenkauf

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Mae C. Gudenkauf, 97, of Dyersville, Iowa died Friday, October 19, 2012, at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville, Iowa. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 22, 2012, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a vigil service will be held at 3 p.m. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, Iowa with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Dennis Quint will officiate. Mae was born June 20, 1915, in Sand Springs, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Marion (Egan) Slauson. She married Joseph Gudenkauf on January 11, 1937 in Sand Springs, Iowa. Together they farmed in the Worthington area until their retirement in 1975. Mae was a loving mother and homemaker who enjoyed her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also loved to play cards and attend Daniel O'Donnell concerts. Survivors include 3 sons: Robert (Mary Jane) Gudenkauf and Arden (Jane) Gudenkauf, both of Dyersville, and Ron (Alice) Gudenkauf of New Vienna; 2 daughters: Elaine (Joe) Weber of Dyersville and Marion (LeRoy) Hildebrand of Earlville; 28 grandchildren and 59 great grandchildren, 4 siblings: Louis (Juanita) Slauson of Strawberry Point, Marie Stevens of Oelwein, Joyce Tenley of Anamosa, Donald (Mary)Slauson of Elma, WA; brothers-and-sisters-in-law: Jane Slauson of Webster City, Vernon (Madonna) Gudenkauf of Dubuque and Gladys Faber of Cascade. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Joseph in 1999, a grandson, Gary Hildebrand in 1987, a great grandson, Dennis Gudenkauf; brothers and sisters: Harry Slauson, Duane Slauson and Velma (John) White and Grace (Louis) Gudenkauf; brothers-and-sisters-in-law: Louis Stevens, Russell Tenley, Walter(Lucinda) Gudenkauf, Clara (Frank) Heims, Erma (Reynold) Becker and Catherine (Irvin) Recker and Anna (Carl) Weber, Bernadette (Lawrence) Kurt Harold Faber Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.