WILLIS, Dean Dennis 1958-1986

WILLIS, MCNALLY, GOEKE, DUWE, FADNESS, STUCKMAN, OSTERHUS, CORNELISON

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/25/2007 at 09:54:50

DEAN DENNIS WILLIS 1958-1986

Services for Dean D. Willis of Monona were Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Monona, with Rev. Harold O. Ward officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers were Scott Kregel, Mike Spilde, Tim Moho, Dave Schneider, Gary Heins, Charles Eaton. Burial was in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Schultz's Funeral Home, Monona was in charge of arrangements.

He died May 25 in a car-train accident in Luana.

He was born October 3, 1958 at Waukon, the son of Robert and Beulah (McNally) Goeke. He attended the Public School at Postville.

On May 15, 1982 he married Laura Duwe at Postville. He was employed at Countryside Auto Rebuilders of Elkader as an auto body man.

Preceding him in death was his father Robert Goeke.

Surviving is his wife Laura, Monona; 3 daughters, Shannon and Darcy of Guttenberg and Jennifer, Monona, a son, Daniel, of Monona, his mother and stepfather, Beulah and Richard Fadness of Postville, 8 brothers, George Willis, of the Air Force, stationed in Turkey, Richard Goeke, Masonville, IA, Harold Goeke, Cedar Rapids, James Goeke, Dubuque, Roger Goeke, Salado, TX, Donald Willis, Decorah, Everett Willis, Monona and Bruce Goeke, Postville, 4 sisters, Mrs. Harlan (Joyce) Stuckman, Decorah, Mrs. Alice Osterhus, Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Dorothy Cornelison, Postville and Sandy Goeke, Postville.

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2 KILLED BY TRAIN

Luana: Two men were killed here Monday where the Sioux Railroad tracks cross the Clayton County Road next to the creamery.

Killed were Dean Dennis Willis, 27, of Monona, and William Shaw, 30, of Bangor, WI.

The car in which they were riding was going north when it was struck on the passenger side by a train going west. It dragged the car 500 feet before it was able to stop.

The driver of the car was Duane Gray, 27, of near St. Olaf. He was taken to Community Memorial Hospital, Postville, where he was reported in stable condition the following day.

The Iowa Highway patrol was investigating the accident Monday but had no report as to its cause. No charges had been filed.

The engineer of the train, Joseph Charles Spinoso of Dubuque, was not injured.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping, hand dated 1986, from my mother's obituary collection.
Submitter has no further information.

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Posted By: Connie Ellis
Date: 2/1/2011

SOURCE: Postville, Iowa POSTVILLE HERALD, June 4, 1986
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Bray Family Researcher)

Services for Dean D. Willis of Monona, Iowa were held Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Monona, Iowa with Rev. Harold O. Ward officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Scott Kregel, Mike Spilde, Tim Mohs, Dave Schneider, Gary Heins, Charles Eaton. Schultz Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Dean died May 25, 1986 in a car-train accident in Luana, Iowa. He was born October 3, 1958 at Waukon, Iowa, the son of Robert and Beulah (McNally) Goeke. He attended the Public School at Postville, Iowa. On May 15, 1982 he married Laura Duwe at Postville, Iowa. He was employed at Countryside Auto Rebuilders of Elkader as an auto body man.

Preceding him in death was his father Robert Goeke.

Surviving is his wife Laura, of Monona, Iowa; 3 daughters, Shannon Willis and Darcy Willis of Guttenberg, Iowa, and Jennifer Willis of Monona, Iowa; a son, Daniel Willis of Monona, Iowa; his mother and step-father, Beulah and Richard Fadness of Postville, Iowa; 8 brothers, George Willis in the Air Force, stationed in Turkey, Dean's twin brother, Donald Willis of Decorah, Iowa, Everett Willis of Monona, Iowa, Richard Goeke of Masonville, Iowa, Harold Goeke of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, James Goeke of Dubuque, Iowa, Roger Goeke of Salado, Texas, and Bruce Goeke of Postville, Iowa; 4 sisters, Mrs. Harlan (Joyce) Stuckman of Decorah, Iowa, Mrs. Alice Osterhus of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dorothy Cornelison and Sandy Goeke, both of Postville, Iowa.