Mrs. Henry T. (Melita M. Krier) FAULHABER 1919 - 2003

DODREMONT, KRIER, FAULHABER, SHARKEY, KEMP

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 10/17/2003 at 14:11:10

Melita M. Faulhaber

Telegraph Herald - Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Mrs. Henry T. (Melita M.) Faulhaber, 84, of 2206 Woodlawn, died at 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where the Eagles Auxiliary will meet at 4:30 p.m., and a parish wake service will be at 6:30 p.m.

She was born on Aug. 1, 1919, in Dubuque, daughter of Nicholas and Catherine (Dodremont) Krier. She married Henry T. Faulhaber on June 23, 1937, in Dubuque; he died on June 9, 1982.

Melita was a member of Sacred Heart Parish. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary since Sept. 18, 1969, and served as past president. She was an avid bowler and a member of the Iowa Women's Bowling Association. She also played on a euchre card team for the Eagles Club.

She was a full-time homemaker and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

Melita enjoyed working with her friends for the Eagles charities. She loved her family and friends and enjoyed being with them and helping them when she could. She was the most loving mom a family could ask for.

Surviving are a daughter, Mary K. (George) Sharkey, of Dubuque; three sons, Anthony J. (Carole) Faulhaber, John E. (Rose) Faulhaber and Jim L. (Jill) Faulhaber, all of Dubuque; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Christina Kemp, of Dubuque; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by five sisters and two brothers.

Memorials may be given to the Eagles Club, 1175 Century Drive, Dubuque, Iowa 52002.

The family wishes to especially thank the nurse and the emergency medical technicians who worked so hard to try to save Melita.