Donna R . (Strong) Reittinger 1937-2010

STRONG, REITTINGER, KIRKPATRICK, KANTER, BOLEYN, ERICKSON, MOORE, BOGE, HOLMES, MENSTER, PALMER, GRISHAM, VOGT, DUWE, WILMING, DUREY, VONDERHAAR, MUELLER, GANSEMER, FURRY, BREITBACH, TESTROET, STEINER

Posted By: Cheryl Moonen (email)
Date: 1/22/2015 at 18:45:24

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Friday, November 26, 2010

DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Donna R. Reittinger, 73, of Dyersville, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, at Heritage Manor, Dubuque, from complications of dementia.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Dennis Quint officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 5:30 p.m.

She was born on July 15, 1937, in Iowa City, daughter of Edward "Percy" and Mabel (Kirkpatrick-Kanter) Strong.

She raised her children, supporting them by working various jobs, including the Dubuque Packing Co., as a waitress at the Old Timer's Supper Club and housekeeping at Loras College and the Glenview Motel.

She married Robert Reittinger on Feb. 2, 1991, in Dyersville, and together they made their home in Dyersville for the past 20 years.

She attended daily Mass at the Basilica until her health would not allow it.

Donna loved to dance, laugh, shop and spoil her grandchildren.

Surviving are her husband, Robert; six children, Diane "DeeDee" (John) Boleyn, of Asbury, Cindy Erickson and Amy (Billy) Moore, both of Corpus Christi, Texas, Kim Boge and Joni (Dennis) Holmes, both of Orlando, Fla., and Scott (Jessica) Menster, of Bloomfield; three stepchildren, Vicki (Dan) Palmer, of Dyersville, Scott (Michelle) Reittinger, of Cedar Rapids, and Lori (Joe) Grisham, of Adrian, Mich.; 10 grandchildren, Travis and Jared Boleyn, Chrissy Boge, Keith Erickson, Dylan Holmes, Joseph Boge, L.J. Finzel, and Miles, Sam and Ben Menster; 10 stepgrandchildren, Emily Wilgenbusch, Abby and Ben Palmer, Cooper, Cami, Carli and Cati Reittinger, and Danielle, Rachel and Dylan Grisham; four sisters, Naomi (Johnny) Vogt, Nancy (Gene) Duwe, Patricia (Wayne) Wilming and Barbara (Bob) Durey, all of Dubuque; and brothers-and sisters-in-law, Dave Reittinger, of Dyersville, Margaret (Leonard) Vonderhaar, of Holy Cross, and Judy Mueller, of Dubuque.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and 10 brothers and sisters, Mary Jane, Paul and Robert Strong, all in infancy, Dorothy "Doty" Gansemer, Margery "Margie" Furry-Breitbach, Ken Strong, Betty Testroet, Jack Strong, Phyllis Steiner and Richard "Jimmy" Strong.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.