Dorothy M. (Thul) Urbain 1928-2016

URBAIN, THUL, STREIF, BOGE, PENN, BABICS, HESS

Posted By: cheryl Locher moonen (email)
Date: 10/23/2019 at 19:43:58

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Thursday, December 8, 2016

FARLEY, Iowa - Dorothy M. Urbain, 88, of Farley, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade, Iowa.

Friends and relatives of Dorothy may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Reiff Funeral Home in Farley, Iowa, where the Farley American Legion Auxiliary Service will be held at 7:00 p.m.

Services for Dorothy will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2016, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Farley, Iowa, with Rev. Michael Schueller officiating. Burial will be held in St. John's Cemetery in Placid, Iowa.

Dorothy was born March 8, 1928, in Dubuque, Iowa, daughter of Paul N. and Katherine D. (Streif) Thul. She received her education in the St. Clement School in Bankston and graduated from St. Joseph's School in Farley, Iowa. On September 27, 1949, she was united in marriage to Wilbert J. Urbain at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Farley, Iowa. He preceded her in death on January 1, 1999. The couple farmed in the Farley area for many years until retiring to Farley in 1983.

She was a member of St. Joseph's Parish and its Altar and Rosary Society, a member of the Farley Historical Society, the Farley American Legion Auxiliary and the Farley Garden Club. Dorothy was a volunteer librarian for St. Joseph's School for many years. She was an avid bowler for many years.

She is survived by eight children, Charles (Joyce) Urbain, of Davenport, IA, Carol (Arnie) Boge, of Ionia, IA, Cathy (Thomas) Penn, of Cedar Rapids, IA, Clair (Paulette) Urbain, of Fort Atkinson, WI, Cletus (Elaine) Urbain, of Dyersville, IA, Carla (David) Babics, of Dixon, IL, Calvin Urbain, of Cedar Rapids, IA, and Dr. Colleen (Russell) Hess, of Plainview, MN; 13 grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren.

She is also preceded in death by one son, Wilbert Gerard Urbain, on June 26, 1955.

A Dorothy M. Urbain memorial fund has been established in lieu of flowers.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com

The family thanks the caregivers at Riverbend Retirement Community and Shady Rest Care Center for the love, care and support given to Dorothy.