Kenneth J. Nauman 1934-2011

NAUMAN, BEHNKE, CASEY, ANDERSSON, DRAGON, SCHUSTER, HOERNER

Posted By: J. Nicks (email)
Date: 4/15/2011 at 15:59:31

Telegraph Herand
Dubuque, Iowa
Thursday, April 14, 2011

Kenneth J. Nauman

EPWORTH, Iowa -- Kenneth J. "Dutch" Nauman, 76, of 213 First St. SE, Epworth, died at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade.

Services for Ken will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Epworth, with the Rev. Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Epworth, where military rites will be accorded by the Epworth John White American Legion Post 650. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Reiff Funeral Home, Epworth, where there will be a wake service at 4 p.m.

He was born on Sept. 4, 1934, in Bankston, son of Alfred and Anna (Behnke) Nauman. He received his education at the Humke Country School in Centralia.

Ken was an Army veteran.

He married Madonna Irene Casey on Nov. 26, 1959, at St. John's Catholic Church, Placid.

Ken was employed at the former Dubuque Packing Co., until his retirement in 1999.

He was a member of St. Patrick's Parish in Epworth. He was a leader of the Epworth Boy Scouts Troop 70 for many years and was a former volunteer for the Centralia Fire Department.

Ken enjoyed gardening and was an avid Cardinals fan.

Surviving are his wife, MaDonna Nauman, of Epworth; 13 children, Rhonda Nauman, of Epworth, Roxanne (Per) Andersson, of Racine, Wis., Rachelle (Jean) Dragon, of Muscatine, Rick (Trisha) Nauman, of Durango, Robert "Bob" (Kim) Nauman, of Iowa City, Joel (Lisa) Nauman, of Bettendorf, Renee (Ted) Schuster, of Hopkinton, Tim Nauman, of Cascade, Todd (Petrina) Nauman, of Iowa City, Shawn Nauman, of Ankeny, April (special friend, Tom Frazer) Nauman, of Chicago, Casey Nauman, of Cedar Rapids, and Chase Nauman, of Iowa City; 19 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild; six siblings, Irvin (Mary) Nauman, Gerald (Phyllis) Nauman and Alfred "Whitey" (Mary) Nauman, all of Dubuque, Darlene Hoerner, of St. Louis, Harlan (Rosanne) Nauman, of East Dubuque, Ill., Donald (Helen) Nauman, of Centralia; and a sister-in-law, Peggy Nauman, of Dubuque.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Vern "Curly" Nauman and Ronald Nauman; a brother-in-law, Joe Hoerner; and a sister-in-law, Darlene Nauman.

In lieu of flowers, a Kenneth J. Nauman Memorial Fund has been established.

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