Judith Dorothy (March) Wilhelm 1942-2017

MARCH, WILHELM, LAMMERS, RECHTERMAN, VORWALD, CLEMEN, TROWBRIDGE, FORTMANN, MACK, LAHR, HARBAUGH, LANSING, DUDLEY, PASKER, NACHTMANN, CONRAD, WILLENBRING

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Date: 11/8/2019 at 21:37:30

Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, IA) - Tuesday, April 11, 2017

DYERSVILLE, iowa — Judith Dorothy (March) Wilhelm, 74, of Dyersville, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017, at home surrounded by her family.

Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville, where a parish vigil service will be held at 2 p.m. Visitation will continue Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. at Kramer Funeral Home prior to funeral services.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017, St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, Iowa, with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Dennis Quint will officiate.

Judy was born October 22, 1942, in Dyersville, Iowa, the daughter of Earl and Germaine (Lammers) March. She grew up in Worthington, Iowa, graduating in 1960 from the former St. Paul's School. She was united in marriage to Henry J. Wilhelm on April 28, 1962, at St. Paul's Parish in Worthington, Iowa. Together they raised their family in Dyersville.

For over fifty years, Judy worked as a childcare provider, and was fondly known to many as "Grandma Judy." She has blessed many with her handmade gifts, especially her hand-knitted Christmas stockings. Judy especially enjoyed researching her family's heritage and genealogy, as well as putting puzzles together. Judy was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Parish in Dyersville.

She is survived by her husband, Henry, of 54 years of marriage; six children: Ann (Paul) Rechterman, of Coggon, IA, Debbie (Carl) Vorwald, of New Vienna, IA, Donald "Donnie" (Kathleen) Wilhelm, of Epworth, IA, Tammy (James) Clemen, of Dyersville, IA, Tina (Gerald) Trowbridge, of Urbandale, IA, and John (Bridget) Wilhelm, of Peosta, IA; 16 grandchildren: Doug (Danielle) Fortmann, Jessica (Collin) Mack, Brian, Tim, Kristina, and Matthew Vorwald; Nichole, Rebecca, Kaitlyn, and Joseph Clemen; Dominic, B'Elanna, and Remy Trowbridge; and Lucy, Henry, and Patrick Wilhelm; 4 great grandchildren, with another 2 expected in May; siblings: Rosemary (Robert) Lahr, of Manchester, IA, William "Bill" (Mary Lou) March, of Hopkinton, IA, Jean Harbaugh, of Tucson, AZ, Joan (William) Lansing, of Worthington, IA, Joyce (Ronald) Dudley, of Anchorage, AK, John "Jack" (Mary Pat) March, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, Dean March, of Dubuque, IA, David (Claudia) March, of Balltown, IA, Donald (Carol) March, of Dubuque, IA, Walter (Dianne) March, of Worthington, IA, and Pam Pasker, of Tucson, AZ; in-laws: James (Norma) Wilhelm, Tom (Judy) Wilhelm, Mary Ann Nachtmann, and Charles (Donna) Wilhelm, all of Dyersville, IA, and Jean (Gerald) Conrad, of Epworth, IA, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers-in-law: Norbert Nachtmann, William Willenbring, and Lyle Harbaugh; and sister-in-law, Betty March.

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

The family would like to thank the staff at Helping Hands, Mercy Medical Centers in Dubuque and Dyersville, and Hospice of Dubuque for their wonderful care.