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Dorothy Laverne <I>Loutsch</I> Kilker

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Dorothy Laverne Loutsch Kilker

Birth
Oyens, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death
13 Apr 2014 (aged 87)
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.7940098, Longitude: -96.1514134
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courtesy of Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home:

Dorothy L. Kilker, 87, of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at St. James Catholic Church in Le Mars. Father Paul Eisele will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home in Le Mars. A combined rosary by the Catholic Daughters and Christian Mothers will begin at 4:00 p.m., followed by a Scriptural prayer service at 7:00 p.m. There will also be one hour of visitation at the church prior to Mass on Wednesday.

Dorothy Laverne Kilker was born on August 19, 1926, near Oyens, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Rose (Hunt) Loutsch. She attended school in Oyens.

On February 10, 1948, Dorothy and Robert Kilker were united in marriage at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Oyens.

Dorothy and Robert made their home on a farm south of Le Mars. Together they farmed and raised their sons. In 1985 Dorothy and Robert retired and moved to Le Mars. Robert passed away on January 5, 1995. Most recently, Dorothy has lived at Bavarian Meadows in Remsen, Iowa.

She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Le Mars. She participated in Altar Society and Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She enjoyed sewing and knitting, along with gardening and canning.

Dorothy will be lovingly remembered by her sons, William and Kenneth and his wife Catherine, all of Le Mars; grandchildren, Jennifer (Andy) Boyle, Stephanie (Michael) Hein, and Brian (Jerra) Kilker; a great-grandson, Landon Boyle; a sister, Mary (Ben) Wells of Cherokee, Iowa; a brother, Ray Loutsch of Oyens; sisters-in-law, Wilma Loutsch of Dysart, Iowa, Lorna Loutsch of Westfield, Iowa, and Mae Kilker of Le Mars; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert; brothers, Robert Loutsch, Orville Loutsch, William (Rosie) Loutsch, Ronald Loutsch, and Jerome Loutsch; brother-in-law, Ed Kilker; sisters-in-law, Ruth (Loren) Behrens, Lorraine (Harry) Brunkhorst, and Joan Loutsch; and a nephew, Joe Loutsch.
courtesy of Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home:

Dorothy L. Kilker, 87, of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at St. James Catholic Church in Le Mars. Father Paul Eisele will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home in Le Mars. A combined rosary by the Catholic Daughters and Christian Mothers will begin at 4:00 p.m., followed by a Scriptural prayer service at 7:00 p.m. There will also be one hour of visitation at the church prior to Mass on Wednesday.

Dorothy Laverne Kilker was born on August 19, 1926, near Oyens, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Rose (Hunt) Loutsch. She attended school in Oyens.

On February 10, 1948, Dorothy and Robert Kilker were united in marriage at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Oyens.

Dorothy and Robert made their home on a farm south of Le Mars. Together they farmed and raised their sons. In 1985 Dorothy and Robert retired and moved to Le Mars. Robert passed away on January 5, 1995. Most recently, Dorothy has lived at Bavarian Meadows in Remsen, Iowa.

She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Le Mars. She participated in Altar Society and Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She enjoyed sewing and knitting, along with gardening and canning.

Dorothy will be lovingly remembered by her sons, William and Kenneth and his wife Catherine, all of Le Mars; grandchildren, Jennifer (Andy) Boyle, Stephanie (Michael) Hein, and Brian (Jerra) Kilker; a great-grandson, Landon Boyle; a sister, Mary (Ben) Wells of Cherokee, Iowa; a brother, Ray Loutsch of Oyens; sisters-in-law, Wilma Loutsch of Dysart, Iowa, Lorna Loutsch of Westfield, Iowa, and Mae Kilker of Le Mars; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert; brothers, Robert Loutsch, Orville Loutsch, William (Rosie) Loutsch, Ronald Loutsch, and Jerome Loutsch; brother-in-law, Ed Kilker; sisters-in-law, Ruth (Loren) Behrens, Lorraine (Harry) Brunkhorst, and Joan Loutsch; and a nephew, Joe Loutsch.


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