Clayton Co. IAGenWeb Death Records

Name	Date of birth	Date of death	Additional information (residence, burial site if known, obituary, other misc.)
Andregg, Richard Loren	06/24/1926	07/21/2018	Guttenberg His cremains were returned to his family in 2019; place of burial is unknown (Deed Body Database website)
Boyles, Alice Louise nee Henker	08/02/1921	04/25/2018	Garnavillo resident Cremains interred Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa in 2019 Obituary
Butters, Roy	09/06/1903	05/07/1978	Former Guttenberg resident, died in Minneapolis, MN Burial site of cremains unknown Obituary
Debes, Jeffery Eric	12/17/1949	10/03/2012	Elkader resident Cremains interred Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa in 2014 Obituary
Dvorak, Helen nee Bartos	08/17/1907	01/19/1979	Wife of Victor Dvorak, but unknown if she lived in Clayton co. prior to death, died in Linn co. Iowa Cremains interred Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa Obituary is in the Muscatine Journal, 1/29/1979: born Lincoln, NE; parents Frank & Anna Bartos (for those with a subscription to Newspapers .com)
Dvorak, Victor A.	08/27/1907	07/04/1982	Guttenberg resident Cremains interred Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa in 1984 Obituary
Fox, Rodney Theodore	12/24/1907	12/29/1991	Lived his early years in Sperry twp. before moving with his parents to Ames, Iowa Cremains buried / scattered on a hillside of the Ross Ridenour farm between Volga & Arlington in June 1994 Obituary
Frieden, Cora Adeline nee Hanson	02/25/1902	12/30/1990	1930 U.S. census: Emil and Cora Frieden are living in Marion twp. Clayton co., they later moved to Pampa, TX. Cremains are buried in the Apostolic cemetery Obituary
Friedlein, Wilhelmina H. 'Minnie'	01/03/1907	09/12/1991	Guttenberg resident Cremains are buried in the Guttenberg City cemetery Obituary
Gibbs, James Orvis	1908	07/05/1997	Strawberry Point Cremains are buried in Fairview cemetery, Earlville, Iowa, where he shares a gravestone with his wife Susan J. (Longshore) Gibbs. It is possible that she also deeded her body, but this has not been verified. Although she died in January, like her husband, there was no funeral at that time, rather a committal service in June 2017. Obituary
Griffith, Emma Louise nee Mather	12/21/1915	02/16/2015	Elkader resident, w/o Harold S. Griffith Cremains are assumed to be buried in Eastside cemetery where she & her husband have a gravestone. The stone could also be a cenotaph. Gravestone & obituary
Griffith, Harold Sherman	06/15/1912	02/22/2006	Elkader resident, h/o Emma L. Cremains are assumed to be buried in Eastside cemetery where he & his wife Louise have a gravestone. The stone could also be a cenotaph. Obituary
Gull, Proctor Wendell	12/08/1905	04/25/1983	Born & raised in Graham, Clayton co. Died in Kansas City, MO Burial site of cremains is unknown Obituary
Harbaugh, Margaret Debes nee Nading	1926	07/1984	Died in Elkader, formerly from Edgewood. Cremains buried in Mederville cemetery Obituary
Hauschild, Fred 'Gib'	03/04/1912	05/17/2013	Guttenberg resident Cremains buried in Edgewood cemetery Obituary
Hickey, Glenn R.	02/27/1926	09/25/2006	Garnavillo / Cedar Rapids Cremains buried in St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery, Garnavillo Obituary
Ingles, Helen Margaret nee Nimmo	04/13/1918	11/02/2002	Died in Guttenberg; formerly from Edgewood / Colesburg vicinity Burial site of cremains is unknown Obituary
Kelly, Ruth Margaret Mecklenburg nee Lundt (RN, PhD)	10/13/1916	03/01/1998	Born in Elkport, grew up in Volga twp./ Strawberry point; was first married to Louis W. Mecklenberg Jr. at Garber in 1938, he either died or they divorced, she was married to Shaun / Shawn Kelly Jr. per her mother Lydia Lundt's 1966 obit Burial site of cremains is unknown Obituary
Kohls, Dallas E.	11/28/1897	10/08/1996	Guttenberg resident. Cremains were interred in Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, IA; block 1, on 8/28/1998. Obituary
Kohls, Olive M.	08/02/1903	03/29/1990	Wife of Dallas Cremains were interred in Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, IA; block 1, on 8/30/1991.
Kramer, William Franklin 'Bill'	05/15/1941	11/04/2018	Elkader Served with the Army National Guard for 6 yrs. His cremains were returned to his family in 2020, place of interment is unknown Obituary
Kuehl, Billy Ray	11/12/1932	09/25/2002	Littleport / Clayton His cremains are likely interred in the Clayton cemetery, where he and his wife Barbara share a gravestone.. Obituary
Little, Susann Marie Marovets nee Dull	11/19/1933	07/06/2014	Born & raised in Monona. Cremains are interred in the Monona City cemetery Obituary
Mellon, Leo F.	06/11/1910	02/11/1978	Guttenberg His cremains are interred in St. Mary's Catholic cemetery, Guttenberg, where he and his wife Violet share a gravestone. Obituary
Nieland, Jeanette Anna nee Gansemer	08/25/1925	04/10/1992	Edgewood Her cremains were interred in Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, IA on 08/27/1993, block 1 Obituary
Nieland, John Raymond 'Jack'	04/01/1924	11/20/1991	Born in Guttenberg. Resident of the Edgewood vicinity many years. His cremains were interred in Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, IA on 08/27/1993, block 1 Obituary
Pady, Roy Robert	07/29/1923	03/17/2019	Elkader U.S. Army veteran, WWII His cremains were returned to his family in 2020, although the place of interment is uncertain, he and his wife Kornelia have a stone in Woodland cemetery, Bayfield co., WI Obituary
Pagan, Eunice Loreen	07/08/1902	01/24/1987	Highland twp. Her cremains were intered Block 1, Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, IA in 1988. Obituary
Pulfer, Paul H.	03/13/1926	05/30/2009	Highland twp. Burial site of cremains is unknown Obituary
Schemmel, Marguerite O. nee Sanders	08/24/1911	05/16/1989	McGregor Heights / primarily Dubuque WWII veteran Her cremains are buried in Mt. Cavalry cemetery, Dubuque Obituary
Scott, Kenneth James 'Scotty'	06/14/1932	02/01/2015	Volga & Strawberry Point U.S. Army veteran, Korean Conflict Burial place of his cremains is unknown, but possibly in Hillcrest cemetery where his father is buried. Obituary
Smith, Ernest Samuel	04/15/1904	10/03/1976	Guttenberg Burial place of his cremains is unknown Obituary
Stroschein, Cyrenus W.	11/18/1915	04/04/2007	Elkader His cremains are buried in St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery, Elkader Obituary
Stroschein, Marion Mae nee Kellogg	05/04/1922	04/01/2007	Elkader Her cremains are buried in St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery, Elkader Obituary
Trayer, Joseph W. 'Joe'	05/12/1919	01/27/2004	Garnavillo U.S. Army veteran, WWII His cremains were interred in Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, IA in 2005 It is possible that his wife Fannie Mae (Gull) Trayer also deeded her body, but this has not been verified. She died 11/05/2020; per her obit there were to be no services & no burial place given. Obituary
Uriell, Viola C. nee Matt	08/02/1917	05/23/2012	Born Luana, farmed near Monona, lived in Garnavillo until husb. died in 1973; died Edgewood Convalescent Home Daughter of Walter & Frances (Berns) Matt Wife of Donald D. Uriell Per obit: "At Viola's request, her body was donated to the University of Iowa" (Clayton County Register, Wed., 5/30/2012)
Wilkins, Keith Edward	03/05/1925	07/27/2006	Monona His cremains were interred in the Postville cemetery. He shares a gravestone with his wife Elaine M. (Ball) Wilkins, who died in March 2025. She may also have deeded her body. Obituary
Williams, Veryl Louis	07/03/1924	03/14/2011	Edgewood / Guttenberg U.S. Army veteran, WWII His cremains are presumed buried in the Edgewood cemetery, where he shares a gravestone with his wife Betty L. (Perrinjaquet) Williams who died in 2021.
Winch, Lucille A. nee Meyer	07/12/1910	03/14/1984	Elkader Her cremains interred in Oakland cemetery, Iowa City, Block 1, 06/06/1986. Obituary
Wirkler, Helen Dorothea 'Dolly' nee Hazlett	11/21/1917	04/11/2005	Monona / Garnavillo Her cremains are interred in the Garnavillo Community cemetery, where she shares a stone with her husband Merle. Obituary
Wirkler, Merle William Joseph	11/17/1914	03/09/1988	Garnavillo His cremains are interred in the Garnavillo Community cemetery, where he shares a stone with his wife Dolly. Obituary
Woerm, Kenneth L.	12/21/1912	03/26/1982	McGregor / Waukon U.S. Navy SeaBee, WWII Burial place of his cremains is unknown It is possible that his wife Margaret M. (Eggen) Woerm also deeded her body, but this has not been verified. She died 01/06/1998; per her obit there was only a memorial service & no burial place given. Obituary
Wolf, Elizabeth Margaret 'Peggy' nee Roys	03/11/1923	11/21/2010	Volga / Strawberry Point She donated her body to the Illinois Anatomical Gift Association. Burial place of her cremains is unknown - a notation on her Find a Grave memorial page states that her cremains are buried on site at the University, but which University is not named.
Zwanziger, Alvin Ludwig Martin	03/06/1915	08/06/2004	Strawberry Point U.S. Navy, WWII His cremains are likely buried in St. Sebald cemetery, where he shares a stone with his wife Ethel. Obituary
Zwanzigern, Ethel Jeraldine nee Doescher	11/28/1916	03/02/1994	Strawberry Point Ethel is included on this database even though her body was unable to be donated: From her lengthly obituary published in the March 9, 1994 Strawberry Point Press-Journal, pg 8: "Ethel had willed her eyes to the Iowa Lions Eye ank at Iowa City. She had also deeded her body to the Department of Anatomy at the University of Iowa but the department was not able to use it at the time of her death" Her cremains are buried in St. Sebald cemetery, where she shares a stone with her husband Alvin.
Zwanziger, Raymond Gottlob Michael	08/10/1912	09/??/2003	Strawberry Point His cremains are buried in St. Sebald cemetery where he shares a stone with his wife Ruth. Obituary
Zwanziger, Ruth Kathryn Christine nee Andreae	08/02/1911	02/03/1989	Sperry twp. / Strawberry Point Her cremains are buried in St. Sebald cemetery where she shares a stone with her husband Raymond. Obituary