Gaul, Dorothy Marie (Rau) (1925 - 2019)

GAUL, HAUCK, BIEKER, WALTON, BLOHM, GILBERT, GREER-STOKES, COSEBOOM, FOX, THOMPSON, GAUL-RUSCH, RAU, BISSEN, MUMM, NELSON, KUETHER, JONES, EISTERHOLD, GROTE, BRUCK, MIKELS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/2/2019 at 09:52:14

Name of deceased: Dorothy Marie Gaul (nee Rau)

Aged: 94 yrs, 4 mo, 26 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Jan. 20, 1925; Westphalia, Shelby County, IA

Died: June 15, 2019; Elm Crest Retirement Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, June 19, 2019; St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Earling, IA; burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Earling, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Shirley (spouse, Franklin) Hauck of Omaha, NE, Jean (spouse, Daniel) Bieker of Harlan, IA, Carol (spouse, Jeffrey) Walton of Harlan, IA, Joan (spouse, Ken Dempsey) Gaul of Harlan, IA, Laurie (spouse, Randy Blohm) Gilbert of Audubon, IA, Marian Greer-Stokes of Harlan, IA, Lisa (spouse, Brooke Coseboom) Fox of Allen, TX, and Janis (spouse, Timothy) Thompson of Omaha, NE; sons, Ronald (spouse, Paula) Gaul of Harlan, IA, Larry (spouse, Maxine) Gaul of Omaha, NE, Walter Gaul of Harlan, IA, and Dave (spouse, Angie) Gaul of Chillicothe, OH; daughter-in-law, Debbie Gaul-Rusch of Dow City, IA; siblings, Leo (spouse, Jane) Rau of Omaha, NE, Gilbert (spouse, Mary Ann) Rau, Jr. of Lander, WY, Martha (spouse, Paul) Bissen of Harlan, IA, Verla Mumm of Earling, IA, Mervin (“Nels”) Nelson of Kerrville, TX, Patricia Kuether of Pierce, NE and Judy (spouse, Richard) Jones of Omaha, NE; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by: Parents, Gilbert and Lidwina (nee Eisterhold) Rau; husband, Ferdinand; son, Daniel; great-granddaughter, Ellery Bieker; siblings, Marie “Mamie” Grote, Mike Rau, Zita Bruck, Alma Bissen, Leonard Rau, Jeanette Mikels and Sr. Lita Rau

Education: Attended school in Westphalia, IA

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Ferdinand Gaul; Dec. 28, 1943; St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA

Employment: Employed as a telephone operator for a while, and later spent 36 years working the night shift at the Little Flower Nursing Haven as a nurse’s aide

Hobbies/Interests: gardening, both flowers and vegetables; baking

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