Obituary of Wayne Anthony Wieneke

Wayne A. Wieneke, 61, of Dyersville, Iowa died Friday, January 6, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center, Dyersville, Iowa. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 9, 2012, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a vigil service will be held at 4:00 p.m. and an American Legion service will be held at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, Iowa with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Noah Diehm will officiate. Rev Phil Kruse will be the homilist and concelebrate with Rev. Mark Osterhaus. Military honors will be accorded by American Legion Post 137. Wayne was born March 29, 1950 in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Richard "Dick" and Grace (Burger) Wieneke. He married Margie Loesche on June 2, 1973, in Petersburg, Iowa. Wayne co-owned and operated Wieneke's FS Mart in Dyersville for 33 years until retiring in 2006. Wayne served on the Dyersville Volunteer Fire Department for over 20 years. He was also a member of American Legion Post 137, Knights of Columbus Council 1734, the Dyersville Golf and Country Club, and served on the St. Francis Xavier Parish Finance Committee. Survivors include his wife, Margie, daughter, Carrie (Joshua Broghammer) Wieneke of Kansas City, KS, 3 grandchildren: Jack, Max and Quinn; his mother, Grace Wieneke of Dyersville; siblings: Dan (Susan) Wieneke of Kingston, NY, Jeff (Julie) Wieneke and Amy (James) Sheehy, both of Dyersville, Lori (Bruce) Maahs of Epworth: father and mother-in-law: Sylvester "Red" and Alma Loesche of Dyersville; in-laws: Dennis (Jean) Loesche, Russ (Freida) Loesche, Randy Loesche and Connie (Leon) Schuster, all of Petersburg, Bonnie (Gary) Bass of Bedford, TX; many nieces and nephews: Sarah (Mark) Knysh, Kristin (Jimmy) Malatino, Michael and Danielle Wieneke, Jenny, Molly, Emily and Tim Wieneke, Brittany and Blake Burkle and Erin Sheehy, Megan, McKenzie and Madison Maahs, Jayme Loesche, Benji, Bobby and Brittany Loesche, Billi (Dave)Mottet, Cory Schuster, Amber (Jeff) Lehmann, Ashley (Jeremiah) Chapmann, and Amanda Bass. He was preceded in death by his father, Dick in 1989, sister-in-law: Deb (Delaney) Loesche in 1975. Memorials are preferred to Hospice of Dubuque, St. Francis Xavier Parish and the Haiti Fund.