Paul Francis "Dickie" Weber 1961-2010

WEBER, NAUMANN, FROHLING, RIES, STANER, HANSON, KLUESNER, GRIEBEL, REEG

Posted By: j.n. (email)
Date: 7/26/2010 at 15:21:02

Telegraph Herald
Dubuque, Iowa
Monday, July 26, 2010

Paul Francis "Dickie" Weber

ST. DONATUS, Iowa -- Paul Francis "Dickie" Weber, 48, of St. Donatus, passed away Friday, July 23, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his family.

Services will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Bellevue. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the church, where the rosary will be recited at 2:45 p.m. The Hachmann Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Bellevue, is in charge of arrangements.

He was born on Oct. 8, 1961, in Dubuque, son of Vernon and Lorraine (Naumann) Weber. He graduated from Marquette High School in 1980.

He married Angela Frohling on July 3, 2010, in St. Donatus.

Dickie drove a Ready Mix Truck for Apex in Dubuque for more than 17 years.

He spent a majority of his spare time with his horses and loved training them for riding. He was a lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association and received a certificate for 5,000 hours of riding time. Dickie was the trail boss for the St. Donatus Annual Fall Trail Ride for the past 22 years. He was a hard worker, enjoyed cutting wood and being outdoors. Dickie was a great man who was always there to lend a hand and loved his family very much. He will be deeply missed.

Surviving are his wife, Angela Weber, of St. Donatus; a step son, Reese Frohling; his parents, Vernon and Lorraine, of St. Donatus; 12 brothers and sisters, Peggy and Kathy Weber, of Dubuque, Patricia (Ron) Ries and Leonard (Jane) Weber, both of Bellevue, Liz (Steve) Staner, of Dubuque, Loras (Carolyn) Weber, of Bellevue, Larry Weber, of St. Donatus, Cletus (Theresa) Weber, of Bellevue, Joan Weber, of Dubuque, Nancy (Pat) Hanson, of North Liberty, Cindy (Gerry) Kluesner, of Luxemburg, and Joe (Ann) Weber, of St. Louis; his father- and mother-in-law, Lawrence and Mary Lou Griebel, of Bellevue; 21 nieces and nephews; five great-nieces and nephews; and three special godchildren, Cody Weber, Katie Hanson and Maci Reeg.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Weber, in infancy.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hachmannfuneralhome.com.

The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to Dr. Mark Herman, Tony Heiar, University of Iowa staff, Hospice of Dubuque, and all of Paul's nurses for their excellent care and support over the past six years.