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Dorothy Marie Rau Gaul

Birth	:	20 Jan 1925 Westphalia, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Jun 2019 Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Joseph Cemetery, Earling, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7797012, -95.4207993
Description	:	DOROTHY M. GAUL, 94, of Harlan, died Saturday, June 15th, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. A Mass of Christian Burial for DOROTHY M. GAUL will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, June 19th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements. Visitation at the funeral home is on Tue., June 18th, from 4-until 8-p.m., with a Wake service at 7-p.m. Burial is in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling. DOROTHY M. GAUL is survived by: Eight daughters – Shirley (Franklin) Hauch, and Janis (Timothy) Thompson, all of Omaha; Jean (Daniel)... Read More	DOROTHY M. GAUL, 94, of Harlan, died Saturday, June 15th, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. A Mass of Christian Burial for DOROTHY M. GAUL will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, June 19th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements. Visitation at the funeral home is on Tue., June 18th, from 4-until 8-p.m., with a Wake service at 7-p.m. Burial is in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling. DOROTHY M. GAUL is survived by: Eight daughters – Shirley (Franklin) Hauch, and Janis (Timothy) Thompson, all of Omaha; Jean (Daniel) Bieker, Carol (Jeffrey) Walton, Joan (Ken Dempsey) Gaul, and Marian Greer-Stokes, all of Harlan; Laurie (Randy Blohm) Gilbert, of Audubon; and Lisa (Brooke Closeboom) Fox, of Allen, TX. Her sons – Ronald (Paula) Gaul, and Walter Gaul, all of Harlan; Larry (Maxine) Gaul, of Omaha; and Dave (Angie) Gaul, of Chillicothe, OH. Her brothers – Leo (Jane) Rau, of Omaha, and Gilbert (Mary Ann) Rau, Jr., of Lander, WY. Her sisters – Martha (Paul) Bissen, of Harlan; Verla Mumm, of Earling; Mervin (Nels) Nelson, of Kerrville, TX; Patricia Kuether, of Pierce, NE; and Judy (Richard) Jones, of Omaha. Her daughter-in-law: Debbie Gaul-Rusch, of Dow City. Several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. --- Dorothy Marie Gaul, daughter of Gilbert and Lidwina (Eisterhold) Rau, was born January 20, 1925 in Westphalia, Iowa, the oldest of 15 children. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended school in Westphalia, IA. On December 28, 1943, Dorothy was united in marriage to Ferdinand Gaul at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, IA. To this union, 13 children were born. She worked as a telephone operator for a time, and spent 36 years working the night shift at the Little Flower Haven as a nurse-aide. So many things we loved about Dorothy. She sang funny songs to the little ones: Hello Dolly, Mairzey-Doats and Hey Joe. She might mix up a batch of play dough, cocoa, pudding or chocolate popcorn; All you had to do was ask! And the way she flipped those big, flat crepe-like pancakes, quick as you please, and kept them coming until everyone had their fill. Don’t ask for the recipe though. You won’t get a straight answer. We loved her garden full of vegetables, warm in the sun, that fed us all year long, and the larkspurs, bachelor buttons, four o’clocks and hollyhocks all for the picking. We cherish the time around Dorothy’s kitchen table drinking chai and coffee, talking, visiting, laughing. making cookies, or maybe egg rolls together, watching the birds at the feeders through the windows…What a comforting place. Anyone might stop by and everyone was welcome. Oh what a pleasant day it was to sit on the deck and listen to the breeze in the pine tree, watch a train roll by, or maybe tidy up a flower garden or two. We loved the matter-of-fact way she parented and grand-parented and great-grand-parented. She held each baby with ease and simplicity; such a no-nonsense style and grace about her. Everyone mattered, everyone counted. We treasured the way she and Dad cooked spaghetti at the stove together, made that big garden together, grew this family together, and communicated love without saying much at all. She gave us the gift of rock solid faith. She taught us about intuitive mutual respect by her steadfast, unspoken love. Her enjoyment of the simple things was catching, and we all wanted a chance to soak up some of that time with her. Even 94 years wasn’t enough. How very lucky we all are to have been touched by the life of this beautiful woman. Dorothy passed peacefully into heaven surrounded by family on June 15, 2019 at Elm Crest Retirement Center, Harlan, Iowa, having attained the age of ninety four years, four months, and 26 days. In addition to her parents, She was preceded in death by her husband Ferdinand; son Daniel; great granddaughter Ellery Bieker; siblings: Marie “Mamie” Grote, Mike Rau, Zita Bruck, Alma Bissen, Leonard Rau, Jeanette Mikels and Sr. Lita Rau. Those left behind to cherish her memory include her children: Shirley (Franklin) Hauck, Omaha, NE; Jean (Dan) Bieker, Harlan; Ron (Paula) Gaul, Harlan; Larry (Maxine) Gaul, Omaha, NE; Carol (Jeff) Walton, Harlan; Joan Gaul (Ken Dempsey), Harlan; Laurie Gilbert (Randy Blohm), Audubon; Walter Gaul, Harlan; Daughter-In-Law Debbie Gaul-Rusch, Dow City, IA; Marian Greer-Stokes, Harlan; Lisa Fox (Brooke Coseboom), Allen, TX; Janis (Tim) Thompson, Omaha, NE; David (Angie) Gaul, Chillicothe, OH; 50 grandchildren; 92 great grandchildren; 9 great, great grandchildren; Siblings: Leo (Jane) Rau, Omaha, NE; Martha (Paul) Bissen, Harlan, IA; Verla Mumm, Earling, IA; Mervin (Nels) Nelson, Kerrville, TX; Patricia Kuether, Pierce, NE; Gilbert Jr. (Mary Ann) Rau, Lander, WY, and Judy (Richard) Jones, Omaha; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many, many dear friends. ---

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Dorothy Marie Rau Gaul's memorial is located at: Saint Joseph Cemetery, Earling, Shelby County, USA.
When did Dorothy Marie Rau Gaul death?
Dorothy Marie Rau Gaul death on 15 Jun 2019 in Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7797012
Longitude: -95.4207993

Family Members:

Parent

Gilbert Francis Rau

(1899 - 1985)

Lidwina Catherine Eisterhold Rau

(1903 - 1998)

Spouse

Ferdinand Henry Gaul

(1916 - 2000)

Siblings

Marie Josephine “Mamie” Rau Grote

(1926 - 1988)

Michael A. Rau

(1927 - 1975)

Zita Ann Rau Bruck

(1930 - 2019)

Alma Frances Rau Kramer

(1931 - 2009)

Leonard Louis Rau

(1932 - 2007)

Jeanette Eleanor “Skippy” Rau Mikels

(1933 - 2010)

Sr Lita Veronica Rau

(1934 - 1973)

Verla Rau Mumm

(1938 - unknow)

Children

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Earling, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7797012, -95.4207993

2. Saint Boniface Cemetery
Westphalia, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7219009, -95.3944016

3. Saint Marys Cemetery
Panama, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7332993, -95.4811020

4. Washington Township Cemetery
Panama, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7305984, -95.4867020

5. Gallands Grove RLDS Holcomb Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8342018, -95.4788971

6. Doyle Cemetery
Earling, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8051000, -95.5087000

7. Union Township Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3471985

8. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3450012

9. Abel Galland Memorial Cemetery
Manteno, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8370000, -95.4932500

10. Manteno Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8343964, -95.5367355

11. Rose Hill Cemetery
Kirkman, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7317009, -95.2767029

12. Slates Cemetery
Kirkman, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7605000, -95.2521000

13. Buck Grove Cemetery
Buck Grove, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067841, -95.3839722

14. Astor Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8636017, -95.2853012

15. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6422005, -95.4028015

16. Harlan Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6594505, -95.3281403

17. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Dunlap, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8446999, -95.5939026

18. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Portsmouth, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6519012, -95.5233002

19. Dow City Cemetery
Dow City, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9219017, -95.5119019

20. Oak Hill Cemetery
Irwin, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7813988, -95.2074966

21. Butler Cemetery
Arion, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9364014, -95.4627991

22. Cass Township Cemetery
Portsmouth, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6272115, -95.4958362

23. Washington Township Cemetery
Buck Grove, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9354000, -95.3387000

24. Crawford County Poor Farm Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9508216, -95.4308331