Dula M. (Willenborg) Scherrman 1916-2009

SCHERRMAN, WILLENBORG, GERKEN, STODDARD, LUKAN, MARTIN, HUNT, MANGERICH, BENEDICT

Posted By: Cheryl Moonen (email)
Date: 1/22/2015 at 23:26:40

From the October 31, 2009 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Dula M. Scherrman, 93, of Dyersville, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with The Rev. Phil Kruse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville.

She was born on Sept. 2, 1916, in Adrian, Minn., daughter of Ben and Molly (Gerken) Willenborg. She married William Scherrman on Oct. 9, 1937, in St. John's Catholic Church, Independence. They were married 72 years.

She was a member of the Dyersville Historical Society, Federated Women's Club, CD of A, Rosary Society, Alanon and St. Francis Xavier Parish.

Throughout her life, Dula enjoyed reading, oil painting, fishing, going on picnics, cooking, foster parenting and especially loved spending time with her family.

Surviving are her husband, Bill; five children, Pat (Betty Anne), Don (Cookie) and Joe (Shari), all of Dyersville, Scott (Sharon), of Petaluma, Calif., and Barb Hunt, of Merlo Park, Calif.; family friend, Bill Lukan, of New York; 18 grandchildren, Meg (Paul) Cook, Beth (Brian) Berk, MaryPat (Tom) Stoddard, Jayne Scherrman, Sally (friend, Russ) Scherrman, Molly (Jerry) Evers, Francis Xavier (Theresa) Scherrman, Todd (Lori) Scherrman, Cathy (Jim) Gibbs, Jackie Scherrman, Sandra (friend, Julio) Scherrman, Susan (Eric) Martin, Issac (Lisa) Hunt, Rebecca (friend, Eric) Hunt, Matt (Jenny) Scherrman, Katie (friend, Cris) Scherrman, Tony (Josie) Scherrman and Corey (Ali) Scherrman; 33 great-grandchildren; a brother, Elmer Willenborg, of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Iven Weber, of Dubuque; a brother-in-law, Emmett (Ann) Scherrman; and a sister-in-law, Kay Scherrman.

She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Beth; four brothers, Roger, Paul, John and Carl Willenborg, who was killed in World War II; a sister, Dell Rose, and her husband, Walter Mangerich; and sisters- and brothers-in-law, Martha Willenborg, Les Weber, Jim Scherrman and George and Mary Benedict.