Marie A.(Becker) Stierman 1918-2009

STIERMAN, BECKER, WIDMER, CONLEY, KLOSER, HYE, DAVIES, GOTTSCHALK, SCHWENDINGER, MILLER, RANNALS, WETTER

Posted By: j.n. (email)
Date: 11/26/2014 at 20:31:29

Marie A. Becker Stierman

Marie A. Stierman, age 91, of Stonehill Care Center, formerly of 1835 Lincoln Ave., passed away at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at Stonehill Care Center, of natural causes.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church.

Entombment will be in Resurrection Garden Mausoleum at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday at Behr's Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where there will be a parish wake service at 4:00 p.m.

Marie was born on May 10, 1918, in Dubuque, daughter of William and Bertha (Widmer) Becker.

Marie was married to Clyde Stierman for 39 years; he preceded her in death on September 4, 1993.

She worked as a seamstress at Flexsteel Industries for 40 years. Marie was a master gardener and volunteered at the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. She enjoyed bowling and playing cards.

Survivors: 1 granddaughter raised by Marie from the age of 5: Wendy Arredondo, Dubuque
1 stepdaughter, Bonnie (Richard) Rice, of LaMotte, Iowa;
1 stepson, David (Linda) Stierman, of Dubuque;
6 grandsons, 3 granddaughters and 5 great-grandchildren;
1 daughter-in-law, Lori Conley, of Maquoketa, Iowa;
9 siblings, Delores (Joe) Kloser, of Dubuque,
Evelyn Hye, of Dubuque,
Alice (Kenny) Davies, Cedar Rapids, Ia
Darlene Becker, of Dubuque,
Dorothy (Earl) Gottschalk, of Dubuque,
Eleanor Schwendinger, of Dubuque,
Harold (Dorothy) Becker, of Dubuque,
Joan Miller, of Dubuque,
Lois Rannals, of Dubuque

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Stierman; a son, William Wetter; 3 brothers, William, Roger and Walter Becker; and a sister, Rosie Gottschalk.

The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Stonehill Care Center and Hospice of Dubuque for their care and concern for Marie.