Anne Lammer
March 14, 2015Share using:
Anne Lammer, 87, of Dubuque passed away peacefully on March 14, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center. She had just returned from six weeks in Florida when a sudden illness caused her passing.
Funeral Services will be at 10 am Wednesday March 18, 2015 at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church with Rev. Steve Rosonke officiating. Burial will follow at Assumption Cemetery Silvia Switch. Friends may call from 3 to 8 pm Tuesday March 17, 2015 at the Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory 2595 Rockdale Road with a vigil service will be held at 3 pm.
Anne was born on February 28, 1928 in Bernard Iowa the oldest child of eight children born to James and Marion (Slattery) Lyons. She grew up on the family farm and in 1948 married Ben Lammer. Anne began her teaching career in one-room school houses in Dubuque County and later taught at both Audubon and Kennedy Schools in Dubuque until her retirement in 1993.
After retiring she kept busy with her many activities. She was an active member of Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church. She was a local election worker, and volunteered at the Dubuque Arboretum, the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Resale Shop, her passion for these groups will be continued through her memorial donations.
She was the loving mother of Diane (Mike) Kutsch of Wichita, KS; Dr. Edward Lammer (Dibsy Machta) of Berkeley, CA; Richard Lammer of Martinez, CA; Susie (Tom) Orr of Dubuque; Peggy (Nels) Satterlund of Loomis, CA; and Pat (Cheryl) Lammer of Davie, FL. She had six grandchildren Brian and Tim Kutsch, Aaron and Ellie Lammer, and Britta and Andrea Satterlund and her siblings Jack (Helen) Lyons, Gerry (Kathy) Lyons, Jane (Dave) Boffeli, Joe (Barb) Lyons all of the Dubuque area, Ray (Sandy) Lyons of Kingman AZ, and Linda (Bill) Mullinex of Marion, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ben Lammer, her parents James and Marion Lyons, and her brother Bob Lyons of Maquoketa.
In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to Anne’s favorite causes.
