Wanda L. Goetzinger

Wanda L. Goetzinger
Wanda L. Goetzinger, 50, of Dubuque Nursing and Rehab Center, formerly of 603 Graf Road, Durango, Iowa, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque.

Private family services will be held today. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Siegert-Casper Colonial Funeral Home, 390 N. Grandview Ave., Dubuque.

She was born on July 14, 1957, in Dubuque, daughter of Gene J. and Elizabeth A. (Berger) Goetzinger. Wanda was a resident of Durango all her life. She was a Hempstead High School graduate.

Wanda had worked for Lund Manufacturing.

She was a Kevin Harvick fan and a huge Chicago Bears fan. Wanda loved gardening and flowers.

On Sunday evening, Wanda lost her courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease.

Surviving are her father, Gene Goetzinger; a sister, Tina (Rob) Breiner, of Graf, Iowa; four brothers, Sam Goetzinger, Gene Goetzinger and Mark (Rita) Goetzinger, all of Graf, and Brian (Julie) Goetzinger, of Maquoketa, Iowa; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Elizabeth A. (Berger) Goetzinger.

A Wanda Goetzinger Memorial Fund has been established.

Online condolences may be left for the family at info@egelhofsiegertcasper.com.

The family wishes to extend a special thank-you to the nurses and staff at Dubuque Nursing and Rehab and The Finley Hospital.