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Elaine Dull
ELAINE A. DULL
Maquoketa
Elaine A. Dull, 64, of Maquoketa, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics surrounded by family. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, at Dawson Funeral Services in Maquoketa. A visitation will be held from
4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery in Maquoketa.
Elaine Annette was born Dec. 5, 1956, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Walter and Maedean (Bishop) O'Connor. She graduated from Central City High School in 1975. She was united in marriage to Wayne Metz and two children came from this union, Adam and Brenda. They later divorced and she was united in marriage to Jim Potter and their son Eric came from this union. In June 2008, she married her best friend of 17 years, Clay Dull in Bellevue, Iowa. Elaine was a woman of many traits and over the years she worked for The Loft in Maquoketa, was a meter reader for the natural gas company, worked at Kwik Star, Walmart and Voy Theatres. Though she enjoyed all of her jobs, the one she loved the most was driving a school bus for nearly 20 years for the Maquoketa school district. She enjoyed attending auctions, collecting pig memorabilia, spending time in her garden or tending to her flowers. Elaine had a big heart and loved hosting many foreign exchange students throughout the years and loved her fur babies dearly.
Those left to cherish her memories are her children, Adam Metz of New Liberty, Brenda Klemme of Maquoketa and Eric (Erica) Potter of Marion; and eight grandchildren, AJ Metz, Hailey Klemme, Lexi and Faith Metz, Tyler Klemme, Avery Metz and Chloe and Braylee Potter, two sisters, Calleen Randall of Marion and Erin (Eric) Reinicke of Platteville, Wis.; a brother, Dennis (Gaby) O'Connor of Maquoketa; and her very special friend of eicht years, Mike Sheehan.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Clay.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.dawsonfuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials and cards of condolences may be directed to Dawson Funeral Services, Attention: Elaine Dull Family, P.O. Box 258, Wyoming, IA 52362.
Elaine A. Dull
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