Arline Helen Dieterich, 100, of Dubuque passed away peacefully on January 27, 2019. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, February 4, 2019 at St. Luke's United Methodist Church with an Order of the Eastern Star service at 9:30 and followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery.
Arline was born November 25, 1918, in Dubuque, theonly child of Gilbert Julius Dieterich and Bessie Frances (Young) Dieterich.
Arline was a proud lifelong resident of Dubuque attending IrvingElementary, Washington JuniorHigh and graduating from Dubuque Senior High School in 1937.
While a student at the University of Dubuque, she also attended The Dubuque Academy of Music. She graduated from the University of Dubuque, class of 1941.
After graduation, Arline taught in Janesville, Iowa for a year.
She worked for the DCSD as a "traveling teacher". She was an elementary music teacher from1944-1984at Fulton, Jackson, Bryant and Sageville Elementary Schools, retiring on June 1, 1984.
Arline wished to be remembered as a"lady of principles". Home was important to her, where her heart was, and where she wanted to live out her lifeamong the rolling hills of beautiful, what was then called Woodlawn Park addition, where countless hours of peace and quiet were a source of enjoyment.
Faith was also very important to Arline; and she stayed young at heart as she cared for her parents and grandparents as they aged, and during her retirement, volunteered for 19 years at Finley Hospital.
Arline was a 71 year member of the Lamda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international society of women educators. She served in various capacities, including President, Vice-President and Parliamentarian. She was also a 74 year member of the Order of the Eastern Star Julien Chapter 125, where she also served in various positions, including Chaplain, Marshal, and Treasurer.
The Egelhof, Siegert, and Casper Westview Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangement.
She was preceded in death by her parents, maternal grandmother Mary Elizabeth Patterson Young; paternal grandparents H.O. and Anna Dieterich; aunts, uncles, cousins, countless friends, neighbors, and former students who through the years were like extended family.
Memorials may be given to the University of Dubuque, Finley Hospital, St Luke's United Methodist Church or DCSD Education Foundation.
Jordan R. Kunde
Jordan R. Kunde, 34, of Baldwin, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
A celebration of Jordan's life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 P.M., Monday, February 4, 2019 at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Burial will be at the Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa.
Jordan Robert Kunde was born on July 19, 1984 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Richard Harold and Anne (Spaete) Kunde. He was a 2003 graduate of Midland High School and then attended Iowa State University in Ames. He married Abby Shillingford on August 23, 2018 in Tipton, Iowa.
Jordan had worked for Rochester Motor Cars as a car sales manager for several years. He currently was working as a performance consultant for Cox Automotive.
He enjoyed snowmobiling, stock car racing, and hanging with family and friends. He had a love of farming and was an avid fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Those left to honor Jordan's memory include his wife, Abby Kunde of Baldwin, IA; a son, Samuel August Kunde of Baldwin, IA; a step-daughter, Olivia Skogerbo of Kasson, MN; his mother and step-father, Anne and Dave Coffman of Muscatine, IA; his father and step-mother, Richard and Susan Kunde of Baldwin, IA; brothers, Andy Kunde of Coggin, IA, and Spencer Kunde of Williamsburg, IA; step-sister, Chelsea (Mike) Van Blaricom of Davenport, IA; step-brother, Andrew (Erin) Coffman of Severance, CO; paternal grandmother, Lois Kunde of Maquoketa, IA; maternal step-grandfather, John Coffman of Davenport, IA; a nephew Keenan Hall; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Harold Kunde, maternal grandparents Robert and Dolores Spaete, paternal step-grandparents Sylvia and Cecil Costello, and maternal step-grandmother Roberta Coffman.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be sent to Ohnward Bank and Trust in Baldwin under the account Kunde Strong.
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Delbert J. Kaiser
