Therese V. Gibbs 1929-2008

KOELKER, DINGBAUM, GIBBS, MENSEN, BOCKENSTEDT, PREUSSNER, VOSS, MAIERS, GARSIDE, GERKEN, LANGEL

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Date: 2/21/2008 at 14:07:23

Therese V. Gibbs

EARLVILLE, Iowa -- Therese V. Gibbs, 78, of Earlville, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, following complications of dementia.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Earlville, with the Rev. Herbert Tegeler officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Earlville. Family will greet friends from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, where there will be a scripture service at 7 p.m. Friends also may call after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

She was born on Jan. 7, 1929, in Petersburg, daughter of John and Irene (Koelker) Dingbaum. She grew up in Petersburg until her family moved to Earlville in 1943, where she worked at the Earlville Grill.

She married William C. "Bill" Gibbs on Oct. 4, 1950, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Earlville; he preceded her in death on Dec. 13, 2003. The couple farmed south of Earlville on the family farm until 1986, when they retired and moved to Earlville.

Therese was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earlville, where she also was a member of the Guild. She volunteered as a reading lady at St. Joseph's school for many years.

Therese enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, playing cards and watching her grandchildren's sporting events.

Therese is survived by 11 children, Linda (Lyle) Mensen, of Earlville, Joyce (John) Bockenstedt, of Strawberry Point, Randy (Judy) Gibbs, of Marion, David Gibbs, of Dyersville, Nancy (Greg) Preussner, of Delhi, Calvin (Donna) Gibbs, of Hopkinton, Duane (Vicki) Gibbs, of Delhi, Joe (Joyce Meyers) Gibbs, of Epworth, Russ Gibbs, of Chicago, and Ed (Gerene) Gibbs and Carl Gibbs, both of Earlville; 24 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; four sisters, Veryl Voss, of Guttenberg, Dorothy Maiers, of Dyersville, Rita (John) Garside, of Dubuque, and Julie (Leo) Gerken, of Independence; and a brother, Lester (Virgie) Dingbaum, of Manchester.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, John and Irene Dingbaum; a brother, Alver Dingbaum; and a daughter-in-law, Sue Langel Gibbs.

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