Sonderman, Dian Mary (Klocke) (1946 - 2019)

SONDERMAN, KLOCKE, BRINKS, TUNNING, SPORRER, HILLGARTNER, HOFFMEIER, LAVAN, GLOECKE, LEITING, GROSSMAN, SELLERS, STURM, IRLMEIER

Posted By: Denise Wurner, Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/27/2019 at 20:34:52

Name of deceased: Dian Mary Sonderman (nee Klocke)

Aged: 72 yrs, 6 mo, 5 days

Residence: Earling, Shelby County, IA

Born: Sep. 20, 1946 in Carroll, Carroll County, IA

Died: March 25, 2019; Jennie Edmundson Methodist Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, March 29, 2019; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Husband of 49 years, George Sonderman of Earling, IA; children, Tammy (spouse, Scott) Tunning of Coon Rapids, IA, Troy Sonderman (spouse, Emily) of Earling, IA, Heidi (spouse, Jason) Sporrer of Logan, IA and Holly (spouse, Brandon) Hillgartner; 14 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother, Alvin Klocke (spouse, LouAnna) of MN; sisters, Joan Hoffmeier of Council Bluffs, IA and Betty LaVan of MN; brother-in-law, Larry Goecke of FL; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Ambrose and Margaret (nee Brinks) Klocke; siblings, Deloras Leiting, Marian Grossman, Lawrence Klocke, Lois Sellers, Marjorie Sturm, Alverna Irlmeier and Carlene Goecke

Education: Attended Sacred Heart Catholic School, Manilla, IA, through Grade 8 in Templeton, IA. She then attended and graduated from Carroll Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll, IA, with the Class of 1963

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Templeton, IA; long-time member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Defiance, IA, and was active with the ladies guild.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: George Sonderman; June 7, 1969; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Templeton, IA

Employment: After her high school graduation, Dian worked at a grocery store in Carroll, IA. After her marriage, she became a farmer’s wife, working next to her husband on the farm. She also ran a daycare out of her home on the farm.

Hobbies/Interests: great cook; accomplished seamstress; enjoyed her flower gardens; shopping; reading; playing card games; occasionally visiting the casinos; spending time with her family, and always taking a family vacation every summer.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com