Delores Mae DeShaw, 1923-2006

DESHAW, MOHR, MARTENSEN, TEGELER, CLIFFORD, SCOTT, JORDAN, SMITH, CROWLEY, KUDA

Posted By: Cheryl Locker Moonen (email)
Date: 1/17/2016 at 11:15:01

Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA
Friday, September 15, 2006

Deceased Name: Delores Mae (Mohr) DeShaw

Delores Mae (Mohr) DeShaw, 83, of Manchester, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, in Good Neighbor Home after a short illness.

Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, by the Rev. Jack Flaherty. Immediately following the funeral Mass, a meal will be served at St. Mary's School cafeteria.

Family will greet friends from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester, with a Scripture service at 7 p.m. Friends will also be received one hour prior to services Saturday at the church. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery, Worthington.

Delores was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Castle Grove, Iowa, the daughter of Hans and Christina (Martensen) Mohr. On Sept. 4, 1941, Delores was united in marriage to Merle A. DeShaw at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Worthington. She was a homemaker and farmed hand-in-hand with her husband for 52 years on their Iowa Century farm.

Delores enjoyed gardening, quilting, baking, spending time with her children and grandchildren, and participating in family activities. She was a longtime member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Worthington.

Delores is survived by seven children, James R. (Ruth) DeShaw of Huntsville, Texas, Paul (Donna) DeShaw of Carroll, Bill DeShaw of Cedar Rapids, Merla "Jen" (Lee Hogan) Tegeler of Dyersville, Mary (Paul) Clifford of Mesquite, Texas, Phil (Jane) DeShaw of Hopkinton and Janet DeShaw of Manchester; 11 grandchildren, David DeShaw, Christina E. DeShaw, Paul John DeShaw, Alison DeShaw, Jeff Tegeler, Joe Clifford, Christine Clifford-Scott, Brian Clifford, Brittany Clifford, Jonathan DeShaw and Jessica Jordan; 10 great-grandchildren, Victoria and Christina A. DeShaw, Max and Madeline Tegeler, Nicole and Jake Clifford, Paul, Will, Mason and Nina Scott; two sisters, Cecelia Smith and Betty DeShaw; a brother, Robert Mohr; and sisters-in-law, Vera Mohr, Delores Mohr, Helen Smith, Bernice Crowley and Phyllis Kuda.

Delores was preceded in death by her parents, Hans and Christina Mohr; her husband, Merle DeShaw on March 12, 1995; a son, John Merle DeShaw; and two brothers, Harold and Donald Mohr.

An open house for family and friends will be held at James and Ruth DeShaw's home, 1325 Fourth St. SW, Dyersville, following interment.

Please sign the online guest book for Delores at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.