Eileen Catherine Jaeger (1933-2022)

JAEGER, MANDERS, FREIBURGER, LAKEMAN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 7/19/2022 at 15:50:52

Eileen Catherine Jaeger, 89, of Guttenberg, formerly of St. Catherine, died Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Luther Manor in Dubuque.

Visitation will be from 9:00 am until 11:00 am Friday, July 22, 2022 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in St. Catherine, IA.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Eileen will be 11:15 am Friday, July 22, 2022, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church with Father David Ambrosy as the Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Catherine's Cemetery.

Eileen was born January 3, 1933, in St. Catherine, Iowa, the daughter of Michael and Lucille Hoffmann Manders. On June 5, 1956, she married Joseph Charles Jaeger at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. He died June 6, 1987.

She was a seamstress and homemaker. She was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church and the Rosary Society, the Bellevue American Legion Auxiliary, she was a member of Mosalem Busy Bees 4-H Club. She also served as a leader for Mosalem Sisterettes. She loved cooking, baking, sewing, canning, reading, and visiting.

Survivors include her six children, Donita Freiburger of Dubuque, Daniel (Mary) Jaeger of Cuba City, Donna (Michael) Lakeman of Dubuque, Duane Jaeger of Onalaska, WI, Darwin Jaeger of Dubuque, David (Jodee) Jaeger of St. Catherine; 16 grandchildren, Holly (Tony), Heather (Chad), Nick (Kelsey), Joey, Andy, Dana (Carl), Albert, Megan (Chris), Danielle (Jeremiah), Josh (Shania), Ted (Maggie), Thad (Delaine), Noah (Carlie), Brian, and Hope; four step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two brothers-in-law, Robert (Betty) Jaeger of St. Catherine; Roland Jaeger of Landon, SC, and many cousins, including Roger Manders of St. Catherine.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by one brother, in-laws, Wayne, and Sherry, and several other family members.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Eileen's family thanks her grandchildren and great-grandchildren for helping take special care of her.