Obituary of Mildred Teresa Wedewer

Mildred T. Wedewer, 79, of Dyersville Iowa died Friday, March 5, 2010, at Manor Care in Dubuque, Iowa. Friends may call from 2 - 8 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2010, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa where an American Legion Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. and a parish scripture service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in the church cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Robert Gross with Deacon Jerry Miller assisting. Millie was born on August 28, 1930, in Holy Cross, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Frances (Gansemer) Meyer. She married Walter F. Wedewer on June 24, 1950, in Holy Cross, Iowa. Millie was a long-time employee of Farmers Shipping in Dyersville and she was active in the local bowling association. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 137 and St. Francis Xavier Parish. Surviving Millie are 7 children: Anne (Steve) Hurlburt of Scandia, MN, Susan Wedewer of Des Moines, IA, Joe (Mary) Wedewer of Ankeny, IA, Mary (Larry) Cooksley of Oskaloosa, IA, Chris (Sandy) Wedewer of St. Charles, MO, Jon (Darla) Wedewer of Dyersville, IA, and Jeannie (Rod) Gaul of Shawnee, KS; 10 grandchildren: Jodie and Elizabeth Cooksley, Jenni (Shawn) Kelley and Kirsten Wedewer, Matthew and Amy Wedewer, Alyssa and Nicholas Gaul, and Hailey and Adam Wedewer; 1 great grandchild, Konnor Kelley; 3 Sisters: Dorothy Kupferschmidt and Mary (Owen) Nugent, both of Dubuque, IA and Helen Feyen of Dyersville, IA; sisters-in-law: Bernice Meyer and Germaine Wedewer, both of Dubuque, IA; brothers-in-law, Don (Maribeth) Wedewer of Charleston, SC and Robert Wedewer of Freehold, NJ; many nieces and nephews. Millie was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, in 1986, a brother, Jerome Meyer, a sister, Anna Mae (Don) Conlon; brothers-in-law, David Kupferschmidt, William Feyen, Alfred Wedewer, Edward Wedewer and James Wedewer.