Wulfekuhle, Alice E.

Alice E. Wulfekuhle, 84, of Monticello, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello. Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Goettsch Funeral Home in Monticello, where a parish Scripture service will begin at 8 p.m. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Father Keith Birch and Deacon Ed Goldsmith will officiate at the services.

Alice is survived by two daughters, Janet (Gary) Baker, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Nancy (Jim) Baumann, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; two sons, Alan (Kathy), Quasqueton, and Gary (Kelli), Ankeny; 11 grandchildren, Amy and Michael Loeschen, Maria, Christopher, Larisa and Matthew Baumann, Allison (Curt) Tetzlaff, Brian (Allie) and Brett Wulfekuhle, Joey and Halle Wulfekuhle; three great-grandchildren, Jackson and Lauren Tetzlaff and Reese Wulfekuhle; and four brothers, James and Leander Burkle, both of Earlville, and Delbert and Donald Burkle, both of Dyersville.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Jerome in October 2008; two brothers, Herbert and Cletus Burkle; and her nephew/Godson, Tim Burkle.

Alice Elizabeth Burkle was born July 7, 1926, in rural Dyersville, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Willenborg) Burkle. Alice received her education in the Olberding school in the Dyersville area. Alice E. Burkle and Jerome F. Wulfekuhle were married Feb. 14, 1955, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Dyersville. Together they farmed near Masonville and Worthington before moving to a farm east of Sand Springs in 1962. Alice was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sand Springs for many years. In November 2006, they retired and moved to Monticello.

Alice enjoyed baking and spoiled her family with delicious cookies, bars, breads and pies. Her family favorite, chocolate revel bars, put a smile on everyone's face. She also enjoyed tending to her flower gardens and watching the birds attracted to the feeders in her yards. Alice spent many hours updating family scrapbooks and tracking her family genealogy.

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