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Mary "Sis" A. Goltz, 91, of Waukon died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 2 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.
Mary "Sis" Adele Goltz was born September 28, 1922 in Waukon, 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.
November 14, 1942 she married Dale Everett Goltz at St. Matthew Catholic Rectory in Cedar Rapids. They lived in Decorah 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; her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and her many friends. Sis also enjoyed sending cards to family and friends, and 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, Frank (Patty) Goltz of Waukon, Clark (Shelly) Goltz of Ossian, and Thomas Goltz and Laurie Goltz, both of Waukon; 13 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; a sister, Barbara Magner of Cedar Rapids; two brothers, Charles Daniel (Shari) Campbell of North Liberty and Paul Campbell of Belton, MO; a sister-in-law, Maxine Campbell of Waukon; and two brothers-in-law, Milton Mohwinkle of Topeka, KS and Tony Corneliuson of Hopkins, MN.
She was 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 were 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 were her four sons and her son-in-law.
Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.