From the April 9, 2010 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald
DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Wilfred G. "Butch" Vaske, 85, of Dyersville, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 10, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Phil Kruse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 137. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 2 p.m. and an American Legion Service at 7 p.m.
He was born on April 25, 1924, in Luxemburg, son of Frank and Katherine (Maiers) Vaske.
Butch served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 in the Central European Theatre during World War II. When he returned, he married Anna Mae Conrad on Nov. 10, 1947, in Dyersville.
Butch and Anna Mae began farming near Luxemburg and moved to Dyersville, where he held several positions with various employers and finally retired from Dyersville Implement. After retiring, Butch made a career of volunteering as well as being the groundskeeper for the Field of Dreams.
He was a member of the Dyersville American Legion Post 137.
His grandchildren and woodworking were his favorite pastimes.
Surviving are his wife, Anna Mae; five children, Daniel (Donna) Vaske, of Worthington, Darlene (Ronald) Kluesner, of Luxemburg, Judy Farrar, of Aurora, Colo., Susie (Darrell) Kutsch, of Farley, and Sandy (Ken) Feldmann, of Swisher; 11 grandchildren, Tim (Jenny) Vaske, Tammy Morrison, Terry (friend, Shelly) Vaske, Tony (Kristi) Vaske, Tom (Laura) Vaske, Ken Kluesner, Waylon (fiance, Lynne) Jaeger, Jessika (friend, T.J.) Jaeger, Jon Kutsch, Colton and Caitlin Feldmann; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Helen Vaske, of Edgewood, and Alma Vaske, of Dyersville; and a brother-in-law, Leo Meyer, of Dyersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Carter Farrar; five brothers, Cletus, Leander (Agnes), Paul, and John and Arthur, both in infancy; three sisters, Marie (Clem) Wulfekuhle, Florence (Ed) Hermsen and Virginia (Roland) Berns; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Louis (Margie) Conrad, Merlin (Betty) Conrad, Alfred (Idell) Conrad, Robert (Eileen) Conrad and Virginia Meyer.
DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Wilfred G. "Butch" Vaske, 85, of Dyersville, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 10, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Phil Kruse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 137. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 2 p.m. and an American Legion Service at 7 p.m.
He was born on April 25, 1924, in Luxemburg, son of Frank and Katherine (Maiers) Vaske.
Butch served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 in the Central European Theatre during World War II. When he returned, he married Anna Mae Conrad on Nov. 10, 1947, in Dyersville.
Butch and Anna Mae began farming near Luxemburg and moved to Dyersville, where he held several positions with various employers and finally retired from Dyersville Implement. After retiring, Butch made a career of volunteering as well as being the groundskeeper for the Field of Dreams.
He was a member of the Dyersville American Legion Post 137.
His grandchildren and woodworking were his favorite pastimes.
Surviving are his wife, Anna Mae; five children, Daniel (Donna) Vaske, of Worthington, Darlene (Ronald) Kluesner, of Luxemburg, Judy Farrar, of Aurora, Colo., Susie (Darrell) Kutsch, of Farley, and Sandy (Ken) Feldmann, of Swisher; 11 grandchildren, Tim (Jenny) Vaske, Tammy Morrison, Terry (friend, Shelly) Vaske, Tony (Kristi) Vaske, Tom (Laura) Vaske, Ken Kluesner, Waylon (fiance, Lynne) Jaeger, Jessika (friend, T.J.) Jaeger, Jon Kutsch, Colton and Caitlin Feldmann; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Helen Vaske, of Edgewood, and Alma Vaske, of Dyersville; and a brother-in-law, Leo Meyer, of Dyersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Carter Farrar; five brothers, Cletus, Leander (Agnes), Paul, and John and Arthur, both in infancy; three sisters, Marie (Clem) Wulfekuhle, Florence (Ed) Hermsen and Virginia (Roland) Berns; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Louis (Margie) Conrad, Merlin (Betty) Conrad, Alfred (Idell) Conrad, Robert (Eileen) Conrad and Virginia Meyer.
From the April 9, 2010 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald
DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Wilfred G. "Butch" Vaske, 85, of Dyersville, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 10, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Phil Kruse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 137. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 2 p.m. and an American Legion Service at 7 p.m.
He was born on April 25, 1924, in Luxemburg, son of Frank and Katherine (Maiers) Vaske.
Butch served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 in the Central European Theatre during World War II. When he returned, he married Anna Mae Conrad on Nov. 10, 1947, in Dyersville.
Butch and Anna Mae began farming near Luxemburg and moved to Dyersville, where he held several positions with various employers and finally retired from Dyersville Implement. After retiring, Butch made a career of volunteering as well as being the groundskeeper for the Field of Dreams.
He was a member of the Dyersville American Legion Post 137.
His grandchildren and woodworking were his favorite pastimes.
Surviving are his wife, Anna Mae; five children, Daniel (Donna) Vaske, of Worthington, Darlene (Ronald) Kluesner, of Luxemburg, Judy Farrar, of Aurora, Colo., Susie (Darrell) Kutsch, of Farley, and Sandy (Ken) Feldmann, of Swisher; 11 grandchildren, Tim (Jenny) Vaske, Tammy Morrison, Terry (friend, Shelly) Vaske, Tony (Kristi) Vaske, Tom (Laura) Vaske, Ken Kluesner, Waylon (fiance, Lynne) Jaeger, Jessika (friend, T.J.) Jaeger, Jon Kutsch, Colton and Caitlin Feldmann; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Helen Vaske, of Edgewood, and Alma Vaske, of Dyersville; and a brother-in-law, Leo Meyer, of Dyersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Carter Farrar; five brothers, Cletus, Leander (Agnes), Paul, and John and Arthur, both in infancy; three sisters, Marie (Clem) Wulfekuhle, Florence (Ed) Hermsen and Virginia (Roland) Berns; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Louis (Margie) Conrad, Merlin (Betty) Conrad, Alfred (Idell) Conrad, Robert (Eileen) Conrad and Virginia Meyer.
DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Wilfred G. "Butch" Vaske, 85, of Dyersville, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 10, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Phil Kruse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 137. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 2 p.m. and an American Legion Service at 7 p.m.
He was born on April 25, 1924, in Luxemburg, son of Frank and Katherine (Maiers) Vaske.
Butch served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 in the Central European Theatre during World War II. When he returned, he married Anna Mae Conrad on Nov. 10, 1947, in Dyersville.
Butch and Anna Mae began farming near Luxemburg and moved to Dyersville, where he held several positions with various employers and finally retired from Dyersville Implement. After retiring, Butch made a career of volunteering as well as being the groundskeeper for the Field of Dreams.
He was a member of the Dyersville American Legion Post 137.
His grandchildren and woodworking were his favorite pastimes.
Surviving are his wife, Anna Mae; five children, Daniel (Donna) Vaske, of Worthington, Darlene (Ronald) Kluesner, of Luxemburg, Judy Farrar, of Aurora, Colo., Susie (Darrell) Kutsch, of Farley, and Sandy (Ken) Feldmann, of Swisher; 11 grandchildren, Tim (Jenny) Vaske, Tammy Morrison, Terry (friend, Shelly) Vaske, Tony (Kristi) Vaske, Tom (Laura) Vaske, Ken Kluesner, Waylon (fiance, Lynne) Jaeger, Jessika (friend, T.J.) Jaeger, Jon Kutsch, Colton and Caitlin Feldmann; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Helen Vaske, of Edgewood, and Alma Vaske, of Dyersville; and a brother-in-law, Leo Meyer, of Dyersville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Carter Farrar; five brothers, Cletus, Leander (Agnes), Paul, and John and Arthur, both in infancy; three sisters, Marie (Clem) Wulfekuhle, Florence (Ed) Hermsen and Virginia (Roland) Berns; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Louis (Margie) Conrad, Merlin (Betty) Conrad, Alfred (Idell) Conrad, Robert (Eileen) Conrad and Virginia Meyer.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
