Marcella A. (Leibold) White 1921-2015

WHITE, PINS, LEIBOLD, TURNIS, BERGFELD, DROESZLER, ROLLINGER, MERKES, PANSEGRAU, WONICK, HARMS, WEBER, DEUTMEYER

Posted By: cheryl moonen (email)
Date: 6/24/2017 at 22:35:43

DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Marcella A. White, 94, oF Dyersville, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville, where a parish vigil service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Visitation will continue Monday from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. at Kramer Funeral Home prior to funeral services.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Dennis Quint will officiate.

Marci was born February 5, 1921, in Dubuque, the daughter of George and Mary Elizabeth "Mayme" (Pins) Leibold. She married George W. White on April 2, 1940, in Worthington. Together they farmed south of Monticello and near Peosta until 1973, when they moved to Dyersville. Marci worked as a lunch waitress at Roundup Room for a few years and volunteered at the Dyersville Senior Center.

Survivors include her 3 sons: Daniel (Ellen) White of Cascade, Roger (Maureen) White, of Cedar Falls, David (Melodie) White of Worthington, 1 son-in-law, Bill Turnis, of Bernard, 17 grandchildren: Jeff (Shirley) Turnis, Rick (Lucinda) Turnis, Deann (Rick) Bergfeld, Amy (Duane) Droeszler, Brian (Nicole) Turnis, Traci (Adam) Rollinger, Deb Merkes, Donna (Jason) Cluff, Diane (Al) Pansegrau, Darren White, Dawn (Dennis) Wonick, Dennis (Jennifer) White, Emily White, Kayla White, Michael (Christel) White, Teresa White and Jay White, 26 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren; a sister, Kathleen "Katie" Harms, of Anamosa, and a sister-in-law, Grace McDonough, of Castle Grove.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, George, in 2001; one daughter, Ruth Ann Turnis, in 1989; a brother, LaVerne Leibold; 2 sisters, Margaret White and Veronica Weber; and several in-laws.

We, Marci's family, would like to thank Mom's long-time neighbor and friend, LuAnn Deutmeyer, and the staff at Shady Rest Care Center for their care and compassion.

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

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Friday, October 2, 2015