Edward J. Dotterweich

DOTTERWEICH, QUINT

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/6/2020 at 08:58:34

Edward James “Eddie” Dotterweich, 74, of Otter Creek, Iowa passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 7, 2020 at Saint Lawrence Catholic Church, Otter Creek with Fr. Austin Wilker officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Military Honors by the Cascade American Legion and the Iowa Army National Guard. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service at the church. Please remember to wear your mask and practice the social distancing guidelines. A live stream of the funeral mass will be on the funeral home Facebook page.

Eddie was born on December 13, 1945 in Cascade, Iowa the son of Peter and Helen (Quint) Dotterweich. The family later moved to Otter Creek where he became part of the family farming operation. He graduated from LaMotte High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1967.

He loved his family and friends and enjoyed talking with them in person or on the phone. He loved farming, animals, gardening, a good Dr. Pepper, and the Chicago White Sox. His faith was very important to him and he often watched mass on EWTN when he could not attend in person.

He was a member of the American Legion Post #528 in Cascade.

He is survived by his brother Jerry (Colleen) Dotterweich, of Otter Creek; nieces and nephews Ann (Kevin) Budde of Davenport, Susie (Ryan) Gerischer of Maquoketa, Paul (Linda) Dotterweich of Clinton, Kim Dotterweich of Maquoketa, and Peter Dotterweich of Otter Creek; great nieces and nephews Austin and Amanda Budde, Jacob, Quinton and Alex Gerischer, Seth and Brooke Dotterweich, Logen, Dalton, and Mikyla Dotterweich; a great great nephew Hades Michael Carle; an uncle Herbie Dotterweich of Cascade, and an aunt Carlyn Dotterweich of Monticello.

He was preceded in death by his parents and several aunts and uncles.

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