Lahr, Beverly A. (Tuel)

Beverly A. (Tuel) Lahr, 68, of Worthington, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, where the Altar Society Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m., a parish Scripture service will be held at 5 p.m. and the Worthington Fire Department will gather at 6 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Worthington, with burial in the church cemetery.

Officiating will be the Rev. Robert Gross, with Deacon Fred Pins assisting.

Beverly was born Aug. 13, 1941, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of Arvil and Eunice (Boxwell) Tuel. She married Herman T. Lahr on June 18, 1960, in Worthington. Bev worked for Western Dubuque Elementary School for over 30 years, attending to students with special needs. She enjoyed good conversation with family, friends or anyone who would listen. Bev was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church and the Altar & Rosary Society.

Survivors include her husband, Herman; five children, Gary (Diane) and Richard “Dick” (Karen), both of Worthington, Barbara (Phil) Cheek of Cascade, Deborah (Sam) Lahr-Gnagey of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Diane Steffen (significant other, Tob Patzner) of Colesburg; grandchildren, Eric, Morgan Lahr, Amy, Shelly Drexler, Sarah (Jason) Downing, Jessica Cheek, Adam, Alyssa Lahr, Tashina Lahr, Amber, Ashley Steffen and Corbin Collins; great-grandchildren, Connor Sheridan, Dashiel Lahr and Khloe Downing; siblings, Juanita (Tom) Hearst of Tipton, Gene (Leellyn) Tuel of Lawrence, Kan., Clarence (Diane) Tuel of Worthington and Dennis (Karen) Tuel of Mount Pleasant; and brothers- and sisters-in-law, Robert (Rosemary) Lahr of Manchester, Harold (Lois) Lahr of Earlville, Patricia (Robert) Wolfe of Dubuque and Wayne Lahr of Worthington.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Brad Lahr; brother, James Tuel; father-in-law, Raymond Lahr; mother-in-law and stepfather, Delores (Leo) Manternach; and a nephew, Brett Hearst.

Memorials are preferred to Camp Courageous.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Shady Rest Care Center and to her faithful visitors, as well as Hospice of Dubuque, especially Diane and Jenny.

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