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Mary A. Goerdt, 83, of Dyersville, Iowa died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at her home. Friends may call from 1:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2011, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where an American Legion Auxiliary Rosary will be held at 4 p.m. and a parish scripture service will be held at 5 p.m. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 24, 2011, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, Iowa with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Dennis Quint will officiate. Mary was born May 9, 1928, in Dorchester, IA, the daughter of John and Minnie (Burroughs) O'Hare. She married Delbert W. Goerdt on April 13, 1950, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dubuque, Iowa. Together they lived in Dubuque for a short time, until they moved to Dyersville where Mary became a secretary at Farmers Shipping. They owned and operated the Rendezvous Tavern for several years. Mary was also employed as the Deputy City Clerk for the City of Dyersville for over 25 years. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, attending their events, games and activities. As an avid Cub Fan, she always thought "this is the year." She also enjoyed playing cards with her friends and family. Survivors include her children: Daniel (Jennifer) of Crystal Lake, IL, Patricia (Eldon) Ries of Dyersville, Cheryl (Robert) Greenwood of Waterloo, and Terry (Mary Jo) of Waterloo; 13 grandchildren: Donald (Carla) Snyder, Robert Snyder, Thomas and Christopher Goerdt, Jennifer (Scott) Winter, Jeremy (Amy) Ries and Megan Ries, Joseph (Torie) Greenwood, Timothy and Abigail Greenwood, and Kelli, Casey and Michael Goerdt, 6 great grandchildren; 1 sister: Catherine Roffman of East Moline, IL, 2 sisters-in-laws: Margaret Doerr and Helen Osterhaus, both of Dubuque. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Delbert in 1993, 2 grandsons: Jeff & Ryan Ries, in-laws: Merle Goerdt, Emerald (Clete) Osterhaus, Juliana and Jeanette Goerdt, and Lyle Roffman and Merle Doerr. Memorials are preferred to the donor's choice.
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