Jeanne Lorraine Wheeler

Jeanne L. Wheeler, 92, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 28th, at 11:00 AM at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, Salvation Army, or the Red Cross.

Jeanne Lorraine Wheeler was born February 17, 1926, in rural Waukon, IA, the daughter of John and Millie (Nylund) Dotseth. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, graduated from Waukon High School in 1944, and received her LPN through Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Jeanne worked as a LPN for the Shriners Hospital in Minneapolis. On November 20, 1954, she married Norman Harley Wheeler at Messiah Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. They lived in Tintah, MN, before moving to California for a short time. In 1959, they moved to the Frankville, IA, area where they farmed together until moving to Decorah, IA, in 2004.

Jeanne was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, where she was active in women's fellowship. She was also a member of Post Franklin Study Club. Jeanne was dedicated to the Lord and her church. She enjoyed spending time and visiting with family and friends, gardening, and sending greeting cards to family and friends for special occasions.

Survivors include her children: David (Penny) Wheeler of Postville, IA, Norma Cornish of Webster City, IA, Judy (Tony) Tague of Castalia, IA, Jeff Wheeler of Marengo, IA, and Rodney Wheeler of Ridgeway, IA; six grandchildren: Heather Tague, Jason (Dacia Osmundson) Tague, Jenny and Dawn Kinson, John Cornish, and Leslie Espinoza; five great-grandchildren: Madelyn Tague, Devin Cornish, Urban Espinoza, and Ezra and Joshua Kinson; one brother Robert Dotseth of Decorah; and a sister-in-law Opel Larson of Wheaton, MN. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Norman, who died in 2009; a granddaughter Jamie Wheeler; a brother John "Tex" (Ruth) Dotseth; two sisters-in-law: Pat Dotseth and Marjorie (Thomas) Broesdar; and a brother-in-law Milton Larson.

Honorary casketbearers are her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Casketbearers are Eric and Bill Dotseth, Mark, Doug, and Brian Larson, Gary and Tim Broesder, Kevin Helgerson, Dean Eickelberg, Greg Snitker, Greg Lage, Jamie Bodley, David Sorum, Lyle Henning, Donny Hanson, and Danny White.

The family would like to give a special thank you to Jo and the crew at Ruby's Restaurant and Jeanne's neighbor Joe Wright.