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Bernard A. Kuriger 1909-2004

KURIGER, RHORBACH, MINNIS, ROCHFORD, SCHWENDINGER, CHAMBERS, MILLER, FINNEGAN, PREGLER, LAMB, OHE

Posted By: cheryl moonen (email)
Date: 3/29/2018 at 09:19:16

Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - Monday, February 23, 2004

Bernard A. Kuriger, 94, of Monticello, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a battle with leukemia. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello, where a parish Scripture service begins at 6 p.m. and a Knights of Columbus rosary held at 7 p.m. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello, with the Rev. Donald Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Bernard was born July 20, 1909, in Muscatine, Iowa, the son of Henry and Lucy (Rhorbach) Kuriger. He married Mary Minnis on Aug. 22, 1933, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello. She preceded him in death April 20, 1977. He was a partner in Kuriger Brothers Plumbing and Heating.

He was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Parish, where he served as an usher and on the cemetery board. For 73 years, Bernard was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 1831, where he held several offices, served as a state deputy, and was a member of the 4th Degree Dubourg Assembly. He was also a member of the Monticello Lions Club for over 50 years, during which time he received the Melvin Jones Award. He was a founding member of the Jones County Retarded Children's Association and was associated with Camp Courageous since its inception as a member of the founding group of volunteers. He later became an honorary board member. He was on the Monticello City Council for four years and was a member of the Greater Monticello Committee.

Bernard loved playing cards, taking on the challenge of solving a problem, cheering on the Iowa Hawkeyes, and spending time with his family.

Bernard is survived by three daughters, Mary Anne (Frank) Miller and Sheila (Jim) Chambers, all of Dubuque, and Kathy Kuriger of Monticello; a son, Jack (Renee) Kuriger of Duluth, Minn.; 14 grandchildren, Michael Miller, Lisa Finnegan, Dawn Pregler, Daniel Miller, Stephanie Miller-Lamb, Patrick Miller, Nathan Kuriger, Peter Kuriger, Gretchen Kuriger, Jennifer Kuriger, Joshua Chambers, Sean Chambers, Luke Chambers and Seth Chambers; 13 great-grandchildren, Nicole, Rachel and Mark Miller, Kate, David and Jonathon Finnegan, Ashley, Matt and Ben Pregler, Elizabeth Miller, Andrew Kuriger, Elaine and Rachel Kuriger; a brother, Alfred Kuriger of Savannah, Ga.; two sisters-in-law, Anne Ohe of Hollister, Calif., and Georgia Rochford of SanBruno, Calif.; and a brother-in-law, Ken Schwendinger of Monticello. Bernard was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a daughter, Pat; six brothers, Ralph, Karl, Louis, Clarence, Norbert and Lawrence; and three sisters, Mildred Barry, Genevieve Muller and Rosaline Schwendinger.

A Bernard Kuriger Memorial Fund has been established where memorials are preferred.

We, the family, would like to thank Amenity Hospice and the University of Iowa Oncology Unit for their expert care and compassion. Condolences may be sent via www.kramerfuneral.com


 

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