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Earl M. Wessels, 85, of New Vienna, Iowa entered eternal life on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at home with family by his side. Friends may call from 2 - 8 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa where a parish scripture service will be held at 3 p.m., a Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. and VFW Post 7736 and American Legion Post 137 will gather at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2011 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, New Vienna, Iowa with burial in the church cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. John O'Connor with Deacon Nick Francois assisting. Earl was born on January 25, 1926 in New Vienna, Iowa, the son of William and Mary B. (Oberbroeckling) Wessels. He married Ruth Anna Evers on November 17, 1947 in Dyersville, Iowa. Earl worked for Amoco Oil for most of his career retiring in 1991. He was a WWII Veteran, and a member of St. Boniface Holy Name, Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7736 and American Legion Post 137. Earl enjoyed fishing and watching Chicago Cubs Baseball. He especially treasured sharing life with family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Ruth of 63 years, sons: Steve (Brenda) of Fort Worth, TX, Jerry (Joan) of Tucson, AZ, daughters: Ann (Dennis) Goedken of Cottage Grove, WI, June (Nick) Francois of Decorah, IA, Janet (Dale) Scherbring of Gretna, NE, Connie (Dave) Stachowski of Evansville, IN, grandchildren: Michelle (John) Lockhart, Sara (Chad) Domann, Eric (Jodi) Goedken, Jill (Aaron) Sheridan, Tina (Tim) Fisher, Greg Wessels, Zach Francois, Laura Francois, Keri Scherbring, Jay Scherbring, Ben Stachowski, Emma Stachowski, step grandchildren: Maranda (Brian) Johnson and Lindsey Read, great grandchildren: Jenni, Sam, Brett, Jacob, step great grandchildren: Kennedy, Addison, Airiana, brothers: Louis (Kay) Wessels of New Vienna, Leon (Eileen) Wessels of Dyersville, sister-in-law: Lillian Wessels of Farley. He was preceded in death by his parents, William & Mary Wessels, brothers, James and Fred (Mary Ann) Wessels, and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Herman and Monica Evers. Special thanks to Father O'Conner, Lois of Mercy Home Health and Edna and Angela of Hospice of Dubuque.
A Memorial Tree was planted for Earl
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at Dyersville
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