Linn-Winneshiek County IA Archives Obituaries.....Funke, Virginia May Ellickson November 14, 2010
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Tuesday Nov 16, 2010
Virginia, 84, of 1111 K Ave NW in Cedar Rapids, died on Sunday Nov. 14 at her 
home with her family by her side.  Funeral mass at 10 a.m. at St Jude Catholic 
Church by the Rev. Mark Reasoner.
Burial at St Joseph Cemetery, off highway 30, west of Cedar Rapids, on Sisely 
Grove Rd.
Vigil service is 5 p.m. Wednesday at Teahen Funeral Home from 4 - 8 p.m. and 
after 9 a.m. Thursday at St Jude.
She is survived by her seven children, William (Vicki) of Bryon, IL, Anthony 
(Jan) of Delano, MN, Paul (Kerry) of Norwalk, Barbara Funke of Cedar Rapids, 
Gerald (Lori) of Battle Creek, MI, Donald (Kimberly) of Clinton, and David 
(Connie) of Jesup; her 14 grandchildren; Jill, Greg, Nicole, Andrew, Daniel, 
Holly, Tina, Cassie, Kevin, Ben, Michael, Eli, Kyleigh and Aaron; on great-
granddaughter, Virginia Elizabeth; one sister; Norma Arvan of Spokane, WA, a 
brother-in-law, Leo Funke of Decorah; and sisters-in-laws, Edna Ellickson and 
Donna Chesmore of Ocala, FL.
She is also survived by her special friends, Ina Mae and Eric Wienola and 
neighbors, Jules and Deanne.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis, who died on March 10, 2010; 2 
brothers, Jim and Howard Ellickson, an infant brother and infant sister and an 
infant grandson, Christopher who is also buried at St Joseph Cemetery. 
She was born May 11, 1926 in Decorah and married Louis Funke on May 2, 1949, 
in Decorah, where they lived for a short time before they moved to Cedar 
Rapids to raise their family. She was a member of St Jude Parish. She was very 
active in the Altar and Rosary Society and also with St Agnes Circle. She 
worked many years at United Fire and Casualty in Cedar Rapids.
She enjoyed reading, crocheting, cooking and baking and she also cherished the 
time she spent with her children and her grandchildren.

Additional Comments:
Aunt Dit (as she was known) was a joy to be around and had one of the biggest 
hearts of anyone I knew. She always made anyone feel welcome in her home.

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