Norma L. (Oneyear) Waechter 1935-2006

WAECHTER, FELLER, ONEYEAR, OXLEY, HAMMEL, RIORDAN, HESSEL, BIRCH

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 10/5/2015 at 19:08:57

Norma L. Waechter, 71, of 3100 Brunskill Road, died at 9:05 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque.

Services will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at Faith Temple United Pentecostal Church, 12805 Seippel Road, where friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Asbury Cemetery. The Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St. is in charge of the arrangements.

She was born on Nov. 24, 1935, in Dubuque, daughter of Harold and Anna (Bates) Oneyear.

She was formerly employed as a nurses aid at Our Lady of Lourdes and Frommelt-Schaeffer Nursing Home. She then was a cook at Country Kitchen Restaurant for about ten years. She was lastly employed as an aide at Holy Family Hall until her retirement.

She was a founding member of Faith Temple United Pentecostal Church and was active with the Over 50's Ministry at the church.

She enjoyed singing and listening to music, especially Hank Williams.

Surviving are a daughter, Lynnann (Don) Feller, of Plano, Texas; three sons, Harold T. (Debra) Birch, Christopher A. Birch, Sr., Mark A. Waechter, all of Dubuque; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Beverly A. (Donald) Riordan, of Andover, Ill. and Tina M. Hessel, of Dubuque; a brother, Bill Oneyear, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Amanda Mae Birch; two sisters, Lorraine Oxley and Jean Hammel; a brother, Harold "Sonny" Oneyear; a sister-in-law, Stella Oneyear; and two brothers, Glen Oxley and Merle Hammel.

A Norma L. Waechter Memorial Fund has been established.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Schreiber and the nurses and staff at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque and Stonehill Care Center for their care and concern for Norma.

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Saturday, December 2, 2006