Reuter, Dorothy 1913-2004

REUTER, LUENSE, HOLSCHER

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 4/25/2009 at 17:34:08

LE MARS, Iowa -- Dorothy Reuter, 90, of Le Mars, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Le Mars, with the Rev. James Tigges officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today, with a combined rosary by the Christian Mothers and Catholic Daughters at 4 p.m. and a Scriptural wake service at 7 p.m., all at the church. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church. Feuerstein Funeral Home in Le Mars is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Reuter was born June 26, 1913, in Earlville, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Ella (Holscher) Luense. She married Ralph Reuter on May 23, 1931. They farmed near Earlville and Oyens, Iowa, before moving to Le Mars in 1948. He died Nov. 10, 1968.

She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Christian Mothers Society and Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Her family was extremely important to her and she was very proud of and dearly loved all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by five sons and their wives, Anthony "Tony" and Carol Reuter of Bella Vista, Ark., Ralph "Jack" and Alyce Reuter of Le Mars, Bill and Yvonne Reuter of Lakewood, Colo., Tom and Judy Reuter of Le Mars, and Stanley "Pete" and Bev Reuter of Wilton, Iowa; 21grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, John Reuter; and two sisters, Arlie Rieger and Marjorie Moser.

Pallbearers are her six grandsons, Jeff, Scott, Mark, Paul, Ray and Michael Reuter.

~Source: The Sioux City Journal--part of the Darrell E. Obituary Collection