Kathleen “Katie” Rockzien

Kathleen “Katie” Rockzien

Anamosa

Kathleen “Katie” Rockzien, 92, of Anamosa, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Clarence Nursing Home in Clarence.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 8, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Anamosa. The Revs. Sean Smith and Neil Manternach will concelebrate. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Anamosa. The family will greet friends at the church from 9 a.m. to the time of service. Please visit goettschonline.com and share your thoughts, memories, stories and condolences.

Kathleen Dorothy Manternach was born Feb. 12, 1931, in Monticello, the daughter of Joseph and Amelia (Kelchen) Manternach. She attended rural grade school and graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Cascade in 1949. She married Harold “Harry” Rockzien on Feb. 10, 1955, in Cascade. He died in 2014. Together they farmed by rural Anamosa and Wyoming. Katie also worked at the Anamosa Journal Eureka and the Monticello Express for 20 years. She was a member of the church and her hobbies included quilting, playing cards and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughters, Mary Jo (Steve) Yotty, Kalona, Julie (Randy) Kruse, Stanwood, Cathy (Dean) Bosenberg, Mount Vernon and Jan (Rich) Glenn, Olin; grandchildren, Drew (Katie) Glenn, Rhonda (Jason) Hayes, Kayla (A.J.) Schroeder, Nicole (Tay) Williams and Jordon (Jessica) Yotty; great-grandchildren, Jaxen and Brayden Glenn, Milo and Adler Schroeder, Kole and Kora Yotty, Luke and Tyler Hayes, and Jaiden Williams; brothers, Joe (Joann), Ralph (Rita), Loras (Donna) and Lester (Mary Ellen); sisters, Joan Hoffman, Muriel Schlemme and Lois (Alan) Gravel; sister-in-law, Lois Manternach; and a stepsister-in-law, Pat Manders.

In addition to her husband of 59 years Harry, she was preceded in death by parents; her stepmother, Millie (Manders); siblings, Larry, Ronnie (Bridget), Florence (Harry) Schockemoehl, Eleanor (Clarence) Quint, Veronica (Herman) Welter, Alvina (Robert) Greif, Eva Mae (Elmer) Klocke and Leona (Sr. Irmina) Manternach, OSF; brothers-in-law, Tom Hoffman and Duane Schlemme; stepbrothers and stepsisters, Donald Manders, Dorrance Manders and Jeanette (Jack) Callahan; and a stepsister-in-law, Mary Manders.

The family would like to thank the staffs of the Clarence Nursing Home and Above and Beyond Hospice for the wonderful care they provided. They also wish to thank Katie’s neighbors Greg and Paula Hart for always being there for her.