Mildred M. Kueter 1921-2007

KEUTER, MANGERS, GILLES, SCHRAAD, VASKE, AMLING, SCHNOOR, HELTON, GOEDERT

Posted By: Judi Nicks (email)
Date: 6/8/2007 at 11:14:19

Telegraph Herald
Dubuque, Iowa
Wednesday June 6, 2007

Mildred M. Kueter

Mrs. John H. (Mildred M.) Kueter, 85, of 2208 Graham Circle, died Monday, June 4, 2007, at the Finley Hospital, Dubuque.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church, 1584 White Street, with the Rev. Ardel H. Barta officiating. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Behr's Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where a parish wake service will be at 4 p.m.

She was born on July 17, 1921, in Juniata, Neb., daughter, of William and Eleanor (Gilles) Mangers. She married John H. Kueter on Oct. 26, 1943, in Albuquerque, N.M.

She was a member of St. Mary's parish.

Mildred was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, cooking, baking and gambling. Her greatest joy was to be with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Surviving are her husband, John H. Kueter, of Dubuque; three daughters, Judy K. Schraad and Susan J. "Sue" Kueter, both of Dubuque, and Jane A. (Arnie) Vaske, of Sussex, Wis.; three sons, Michael H. (Rita) Kueter, John H. Kueter and Kevin M. Kueter, all of Dubuque; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Bernadine (Cletus) Amling, of Cedar Rapids, and Alice (Norman) Schnoor, of Bettendorf; a brother, Dale M. (Mary) Mangers, of Dubuque; a sister-in-law, Pat Helton, of Hastings, Neb.; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son in infancy, Daniel Kueter; a grandson, Daniel M. Vaske; a sister, as a child, Katherine Mangers; a sister and brother-in-law, Esther and Earl Goedert; and a brother, William Mangers.

Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 367 Cedar Cross Rd., Dubuque.

Online condolences may be sent to www.behrfuneralhome.com.