Robert J. Wernke 1940-2018

WERNKE, ZEWEN, MIDDLEKAUFF, TRENKAMP, SLATER, RUDEN, KLEIN, NOBLIT

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Date: 11/5/2019 at 13:10:40

Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, IA) - Sunday, September 16, 2018

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Robert J. Wernke, 78, of Dyersville, passed away at home on Friday, September 14, 2018.

Visitation will be held from 3 — 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. Visitation will continue Thursday from 9 — 10 a.m. at Kramer Funeral Home prior to funeral services.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville, with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Dennis Quint will officiate.

Bob was born February 8, 1940, in Holy Cross, the son of John and Odelia (Zewen) Wernke. He married Janet K. Middlekauff on February 7, 1970, in Anamosa, Iowa. Bob worked as a heavy equipment operator for many years under Union Local 234.

Survivors include his children: Angela (Matthew) Trenkamp, of Iowa City, Brian (Kristen) Wernke, of Farley, and Sara (Brad) Slater, of Cedar Rapids; 9 grandchildren: Elizabeth, Anna, Brayden, Brynnleigh, Brooklynn, Brevyn, Max, Jackson and Daisy; siblings: Marian (Thomas) Noblit, of Loretto, TN, David (Bernie) Wernke, of Worthington, Joan Klein, of Durango, and Ruth (Rick) Ruden, of Hudson, IA; a brother-in-law, James (Clare) Middlekauff, of Orlando, FL; and several nieces & nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Janet, in 2017; one son, Douglas Wernke, in 2012; parents-in-law: John and Elizabeth Middlekauf; a brother, Roger (Anna Mae) Wernke; and a brother-in-law, Don Klein.

Memorials are preferred to St. Francis Xavier Basilica.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.
Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, IA) - Sunday, September 16, 2018