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Birth	:	15 Jan 1923 Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Jul 2011 Worthington, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Francis Cemetery, Dyersville, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4879860, -91.1355320
Description	:	July 13, 2011 - Dubuque Telegraph Herald WORTHINGTON, Iowa -- Elmer A. Stelken, 88, of rural Worthington, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, July 10, 2011, at his home, surrounded by family. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 15, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Dennis Quint and Deacon Fred Pins officiating. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 5 p.m. Elmer was born on Jan. 15, 1923, southwest of Dyersville, son of... Read More	July 13, 2011 - Dubuque Telegraph Herald WORTHINGTON, Iowa -- Elmer A. Stelken, 88, of rural Worthington, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, July 10, 2011, at his home, surrounded by family. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 15, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Dennis Quint and Deacon Fred Pins officiating. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 5 p.m. Elmer was born on Jan. 15, 1923, southwest of Dyersville, son of Bernard and Catherine (Fruth) Stelken. After a fire took his childhood home during the Great Depression, he maintained an agricultural lifestyle -- living on and farming that very same land his entire life. He attended a country school and completed his eighth grade at Xavier in Dyersville. He married Marie "Betty" Drees on Aug. 31, 1949, at St. Joseph Church in Earlville, and together they were blessed with nine children. Elmer worked at the Ertl toy factory in Dyersville from 1967 through 1974. With his tilted cap, snappy self-deprecating wit and amazing spirit, Elmer loved God, his wife and family and living on land that had been in his family for more than a century. He was hard-working but loved get-togethers, good stories and visits from neighbors and friends. He leaves behind a wealth of great memories for all those who knew him. Surviving are his best friend and wife of nearly 62 years, Betty; his three daughters, Linn Newton, of Naperville, Ill., Deb (Dean) Kramer, of Cedar Rapids, and Diane (Charlie) Mitchell, of Ottawa, Ill.; five sons, Ken (Vona), of Worthington, Chuck, on the family farm in Worthington, Wayne (Sandy) and Tom (Vicki), both of Dyersville, and Loras (Becky), of Hopkinton; a sister, Laura Mae "Toots" Carton, of Earlville; a brother, Joe, of Dubuque; a sister-in-law, Delores Stelken; a brother-in-law, Vince Schrunk; 13 grandsons and three granddaughters, Cody, Casey and Cale Stelken, Jenna, Sean and Tim Stelken, Tony, Sam and Matt Stelken, Robbie and Lora Kramer, Max and Jake Mitchell, Josh, Garrett and Ellie Stelken; two great-grandchildren, Harley and Cory Stelken; plus many nieces and nephews, all of whom he adored and was so proud. He was preceded in death by a son, Stevie, in 1961; a grandson, Joel, in infancy, in 1981; a son-in-law, Dick Newton, in 2005; three brothers, Bernard, Art and Jerry; and two sisters, Aurelia Grawe and Irene Schrunk.

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Elmer Anthony Stelken's memorial is located at: Saint Francis Cemetery, Dyersville, Delaware County, USA.
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Elmer Anthony Stelken death on 10 Jul 2011 in Worthington, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.4879860
Longitude: -91.1355320

Family Members:

Parent

Bernard Anton Stelken

(1880 - 1947)

Catherine Zeta Fruth Stelken

(1893 - 1962)

Spouse

Marie E. Drees Stelken

(1926 - 2020)

Siblings

Aurelia Catherine Stelken Grawe

(1916 - 2004)

Children

Steven Stelken

(1958 - 1961)

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Coordinate: 42.4879860, -91.1355320

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Coordinate: 42.4486008, -90.9961014

14. Platt Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5978012, -91.1577988

15. Hogan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4500140, -90.9812590

16. Holy Trinity Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6003000, -91.0752000

17. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3618000, -91.1478000

18. Johns Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3819008, -91.0338974

19. Saint Clements Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5196190, -90.9617890

20. Willard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3641500, -91.2199000

21. Allison Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4041606, -91.2918120

22. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Colesburg, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6241989, -91.1928024

23. Zion Reformed Church Cemetery
Cascade, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3465000, -91.0813000

24. Pine View Cemetery
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