Opat-Ludwig, Dolores 1934 - 2022

OPAT-LUDWIG, BILEK, WIGER, GEBEL, GROVER

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/22/2024 at 16:07:28

CLEAR Lake - Dolores G. Opat-Ludwig, 87, of Clear Lake, Iowa passed away on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa.
A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Lourdes, Iowa with Rev. Fr. Jerry Kopacek officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Friday.
Cataldo Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the donor’s charity of choice in memory of Dolores.
Dolores Genevieve Opat-Ludwig, the daughter of Matthew and Genevieve (Bilek) Ludwig, was born on May 6, 1934, in Elma, Iowa. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Elma in 1951.
On June 29, 1951, she was married to Wesley Opat at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. They lived on farms near Elma and Lime Springs, Iowa, in Howard County, where they raised their family for 40 years.
Dolores was employed at the hospital in Cresco and at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. as an emergency medical tech. In 1998, she moved to Clear Lake. Dolores also did home care in Clear Lake for several people over the years. She enjoyed sewing and quilting.
She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Clear Lake, where she belonged to a Bible study group.
Dolores is survived by her children, Leslie Opat of Lime Springs, Matthew (Therese) Opat of Chatfield, Minn. and Liz (Clark) Wiger of Chatfield; daughter-in-law, Peggi Opat of Rochester; 11 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; sister, Marcella Gebel of Mason City, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Joel Opat in 2010; son, John Opat in 2015; former husband, Wesley in 2001; a grandson, Christopher Opat in 2010; brother, Alphonsus Ludwig; and sister, Genevieve Grover.
Cataldo Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are preferred to the donor’s charity of choice in memory of Dolores.

Source: Cresco Times Feb. 2, 2022

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