Dorothy T. (Meyer) Finzel 1920-2015

FINZEL, MEYER, LUCAS, ELLIS, LINK

Posted By: j.n. (email)
Date: 1/21/2015 at 23:42:29

Dorothy T. Finzel

January 17, 1920 - January 7, 2015

Dubuque, Iowa

Dorothy T. Finzel, 94, of Dubuque, passed away peacefully at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Stonehill Care Center. To honor Dorothy's life, funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Monday, January 12, 2015, at Holy Spirit Parish, Holy Ghost Church, 2917 Central Ave., with Rev. Dwayne J. Thoman officiating. To celebrate Dorothy's life, family and friends may visit from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where there will be a parish scripture wake service held at 4:30 p.m. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Dorothy was born on January 17, 1920, daughter of George J. and Susie (Lucas) Meyer.

Dorothy married Cletus Finzel on June 26, 1941, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Balltown. He preceded her in death on December 5, 1971.

Dorothy worked at Walsh's, the Battery Factory and eventually retired after spending 20 years at Conrad and Herr Plumbing. She was a joyful member of the Forresters Club, the 62 Plus Club, the Emerald Club, Mercy Advantage and the Finley Club. She was a lifelong member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church. She spent countless hours tending to her flowers and garden. Dorothy was a tremendous cook and gladly shared her recipes and talents with her family. She also enjoyed playing cards with family and friends, but her greatest joy was definitely found in quality time spent with her grandchildren.

Dorothy was a wonderful wife, a loving mom, a gracious grandma and a faithful friend to many. She will be both sadly and dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Dorothy is survived by

her daughters,
Judy (Bob) Ellis,
Mary (Bill) Ellis, both of Dubuque;

6 grandchildren,
Scott (Linda Riedl) Ellis,
Chad (Dawn) Ellis,
Amy (Andy Muenster) Ellis,
David (Brooke) Ellis,
Stacy Ellis,
and Josh Ellis, all of Dubuque,

nine great-grandchildren,
Felicia, Cayden, Mya, Karyn, Myles, Sarinna, Will, Iyla, and Sam Ellis;

a brother,
Arnold (Shirley) Meyer, of Dyersville;

two sisters-in-law,
Armella Meyer,
Millie Meyer, both of Dubuque.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Cletus; two brothers, Emil and Melvin Meyer and a sister, Irene (Donald) Link.

A Dorothy T. Finzel memorial fund has been established.

The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Stonehill Care Center and Hospice of Dubuque for all their tender and compassionate care of Dorothy.