Mary "Sis" A. Goltz, 91, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 2nd, at11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, where there will be a 2:45 p.m. scripture service and a 5:30 p.m.VFW Auxiliary Service.
Mary "Sis" Adele Goltz was born September 28, 1922, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of Leonard Joseph and Hazel Elizabeth (Riley) Campbell. Sis was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. She attended St. Patrick Catholic School through the tenth grade and graduated from Waukon High School in 1940. On November 14, 1942 she married Dale Everett Goltz at St. Matthew Catholic Rectory in Cedar Rapids, IA. They lived in Decorah, IA, for a short time before moving to Waukon. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.
Sis was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, VFW Auxiliary #4117, and the Carpenters' Union during WWII. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her daughter, Laurie, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and Sis's many friends. Sis also enjoyed sending cards to family and friends, collecting Hummel figurines, cupid pictures and salt and pepper shakers. She was very devoted to daily prayer.
Survivors include her children: Maureen Berryman of San Antonio, TX, Michael Dale Goltz of Mt. Horeb, WI, Toni (Gary) Kolsrud of Waterville, IA, Frank (Patty) Goltz of Waukon, IA, Clark (Shelly) Goltz of Ossian, IA, Thomas Goltz and Laurie Goltz both of Waukon, IA; 13 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; a sister Barbara Magner of Cedar Rapids, IA, two brothers: Charles Daniel (Shari) Campbell of North Liberty, IA, and Paul Campbell of Belton, MO; a sister-in-law Maxine Campbell of Waukon, IA; two brothers-in-law: Milton Mohwinkle of Topeka, KS, and Tony Corneliuson of Hopkins, MN. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Dale who died November 12, 2004; a son-in-law, Bev Berryman; six brothers: Michael, Pat, John (Bud), William, Thomas, and James Campbell and four sisters: Hazel Mae Burke, Kate Mohwinkle, Margaret Corneliuson, and Essie Campbell.
Honorary casketbearers are her 13 grandchildren: Michael and Jeremy Kolsrud, Matt, Benjamin, and Graham Goltz, Colin and John Berryman, Lisa VanderKolk, Gretchen Conway, Brandy Duncan, Mimi Stone, Hollie Kuepers, and Jessica Cummings. Casketbearers are her four sons and son-in-law.