Toddler JARAD JOSEPH WEBER

FELDMANN, WEBER, GOLDSMITH, OFFERMANN, NEFZGER, MCKAY, OBERBROECKLING, DEMMER, POPPE

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 2/16/2003 at 11:26:37

Toddler JARAD JOSEPH WEBER

Telegraph Herald - Tuesday, February 11, 2003

FARLEY, Iowa - Jarad Joseph Weber, 3-year-old son of Ron and Barb Weber, of 8005 N. Pleasant Grove Road, Farley, died at 2:37 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003, in the loving arms of his family, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Catholic Church, Placid, with the Rev. Raymond Burkle officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Placid. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Reiff Funeral Home, Farley, where there will be the parish wake service at 4 p.m.

Jarad was born on April 14, 1999, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, son of Ron and Barb (Feldmann) Weber.

Jarad lived a short life, not quite four years, but he touched so many lives. He taught many people many things about patience, love and strength. He had such a strong spirit. He changed our lives in so many ways; we will never be the same because of his ability to touch our hearts. Through his strength and his amazing ability to flirt with those big blue eyes and gorgeous lashes, who could help but love him. How lucky we all were to know an angel and be part of his wonderful life. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Surviving are his parents, Ronald and Barbara (Feldmann) Weber, of Farley; three brothers, Mike, Ben and Louis Weber, all at home; seven sisters, Amanda Weber (and friend, Minas Kaballieors) and Theresa Weber, both of Ames, and Jenny Weber, Abby Weber (and friend, Dan Snyder), Katie Weber, Anna Weber and Becca Weber, all at home; his grandparents, Art and Laura Feldmann, of Hopkinton, and Emil and Darlene Weber, of Bernard; and many aunts and uncles, Bill (Sue) Feldmann, of Anamosa, Ken (Carla) Feldmann, of Newbury Park, Calif., Mary Jane (David) Goldsmith, of Earlville, Mike (Rosemary) Feldmann, of Hopkinton, Steve (Jane) Feldmann, of Cedar Rapids, Kathy (Dick) Offermann and Karen (Joe) Nefzger, both of Earlville, Patti (David) McKay, of Cedar Rapids, Carol (Roy) Oberbroeckling, of Worthington, Jean (Ken) Demmer, of Platteville, Wis., Jerry (Lisa) Weber, of DeSoto, Virgil (Rhonda) Weber and Dan (Sal) Weber, both of Bernard, Linda (Eddie) Poppe, of Hudson, and Kenny Weber (and friend, Tirzah Schnorr), of Pecatonica, Ill.

He was preceded in death by three little angels that touched our lives but were never able to be in our arms.

A Jarad Joseph Weber Memorial Fund has been established.

A special thanks to Dubuque Pediatrics and all the wonderful nurses at Mercy Medical Center that made us part of their family and helped us through this very hard time in our lives.