Jasper, William L.

William L. Jasper, 82, of Dyersville, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, at West Valley Hospital, Goodyear, Ariz., after a sudden illness. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, where a parish Scripture service will be held at 3 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with burial in the church cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Phil Kruse.

Bill was born July 15, 1927, in Dyersville, Iowa, the son of Aloys and Clara (Heiring) Jasper. He married Joyce Burkle on Aug. 22, 1950, in Dyersville. Bill owned and operated Jasper Construction, a land improvement contracting business, from 1948-1993. He was a charter member of Iowa Land Improvement Association and a member of the Southeast Chapter of the Iowa Land Improvement Contractors Association, where he served as president twice. Bill won numerous awards, including Master Contractor and Contractor of the Year.

Bill actively served the community as a member of the Hospital Lay Board, Dyersville City Council and as an usher at church. He was elected to a three-year term as a member of the St. Francis Xavier Parish Lay Board, one of his most cherished honors. A man of great faith, Bill attended mass daily at St. Francis.

Bill and Joyce Jasper owned a second home in Phoenix, Ariz., as well as their wonderful home in Dyersville, Iowa. Bill's home in Iowa was on a large wooded plot. As an avid outdoorsman, Bill converted his fields into a large and extensive tree farm. When the trees matured he donated hundreds of his trees to many charitable organizations. Bill loved the outdoors he created, especially in the fall.

As a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather, Bill took great joy in his being with his growing and active family. With his beloved wife, Joyce, Bill has 17 extended members in his dynamic family.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce; four children, Jacqueline (Alex) Tsao of East Stroudsburg, Pa., Cheryl (Bo) Cote of Aspen, Colo., Laura (Tom) Fieweger of West Chester, Pa., and Joseph (Kelly) Jasper of Edina, Minn.; nine grandchildren,

Andrew, Alex, Becca and Henry Cote, Rachel and Sam Fieweger, Sam, Jack and Betsy Jasper; four brothers, Herb of Dyersville, Merlin (Lillian) of Manchester, Gene of Whitter, Calif., and Tom (Joan) of Masonville; one sister, Norma (Jim) Wilhelm of Dyersville; three sisters-in-law, Phyllis Gansemer, Eunice Burkle and Judy Burkle; and three brothers-in-law, Joseph (Gloria) Burkle, Lee (Karen) Burkle and Gary Burkle.

He was preceded in death by his parents; parents-in-law, Irvin and Josephine Burkle; three sisters-in-law, Helen Jasper, RoseAnne Jasper and LaVonne (Elmer) Tegeler; and three brothers-in-law, Donald and Dennis Burkle and Gerald Gansemer.

Information available and condolences accepted at

Memorials are preferred to be given to the St. Francis Haiti Fund in Dyersville, c/o Kramer Funeral Home.