DITTMAN, Josephine E. "Jo" --- 1933-2010

HOLLIS, KLEIN, DITTMAN, COOPER, EWING, DANIEL, SCHWEBACH, JUNGERS, HUYGENS, LUKE, HARDIN, WATTS, GATHMAN

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Date: 12/19/2010 at 20:00:15

Josephine "Jo" Dittman

Josephine “Jo” E. Dittman, 76, of Waukon died Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Family graveside services will be held at a later date. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, November 9 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, where there will be a 4 p.m. Scripture Service. Memorials may be made to the Good Samaritan Society in Waukon.
Casketbearers are Russell O'Connell, Wayne Verthein, Greg Rosendahl, Jim Rosendahl, Conrad Rosendahl and Joe Egan.
Josephine “Jo” Elizabeth Dittman was born December 17, 1933 in rural Hospers, the daughter of John and Bernadette (Hollis) Klein. She attended rural elementary schools in the Hospers area. May 9, 1954 she married Delbert Jacob Dittman in South Sioux City, NE. They lived in the Sheldon area until 1968 before moving to Rock Rapids. In 1976 they moved to Waukon, where Jo was a bus driver for the Allamakee Community School District and worked at the Good Samaritan Society in Waukon as a Certified Nursing Assistant for over 20 years.
Jo was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. She enjoyed working in her vegetable and flower gardens, camping, traveling, playing cards, feeding the birds, spending time with her family and following her grandchildren’s activities.
Survivors include her children, Martha (Tim) Cooper of Waukon, Mike of Waukon, Steve (Gaye) of LaGrange, GA, Julie Dittman of Maryland, David (Barbara) of LaGrange, GA, Lyle of LaGrange, GA, Dan (Yanielith) of Orlando, FL, Greg of Woodstock, GA, Lisa (Tom) Ewing of Waukon, Laura (Jeremy) Daniel of Salt Lake City, UT, and Dominic of Urbandale; 23 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and seven sisters, Bernice (Paul) Schwebach of Plymouth, MN, Elenora Jungers of Sheldon, Margie (Larry) Huygens of Sioux Center, Marie (John) Luke of Marion, SD, Geraldine (Wayne) Hardin of Primghar, Charlotte Watts of Ashland, NE and Theresa (Larry) Gathman of Springfield, MO.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Delbert, who died in 2004; a daughter, Christina; a son, Patrick; a brother, Harold Klein; and two infant brothers.

Waukon Standard, November 10, 2010

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