Marilyn Burlage

MARILYN BURLAGE

Monticello

Marilyn Burlage, 75, of Monticello, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, at home surrounded by her family.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello, where a parish vigil service will be at 3 p.m. Visitation will continue from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello, where a Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 11 a.m. The Rev. Paul Baldwin will officiate. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello.

Marilyn was born Sept. 19, 1941, near Dyersville, the daughter of Gerald and Agnes (Tauke) Rahe. She graduated from Xavier High School in Dyersville with the class of 1958. She married Robert Burlage on Nov. 27, 1965, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville. Together they farmed east of Monticello until they moved to town in 2002.

Surviving are her husband, Robert; four children, Peg (Frank) Mere and Marty (Stacey) Burlage, both of Monticello, Jane (John) Smith of Lafayette, Ind., and Tim (Rubi) Burlage of Florham Park, N.J.; 17 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a sister, Karen (Leon) Funke, and a brother, Ken (Shirley) Rahe, both of Dyersville; and in-laws, Grace Tallman of Davenport, John (Doris) Burlage of Monticello, Richard Burlage of Brooklyn, N.Y., Helen Hignite of Edmond, Okla., and Donald (Marcia) Burlage of Tipton, Ind.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her parents-in-law, Lawrence and Frances Burlage; and in-laws, Richard Tallman, Bill (Jeanne) Burlage and Floyd Hignite.

Memorials are preferred.

The family would like to thank Above and Beyond Hospice for its care and support.

Information available at www.kramerfuneral.com.