Sandra Funk
Sandra (Sandy) L. Funk, 82, of Dubuque, passed away at home, in the care of her daughters, on Sunday, December 10, 2017. She had just been diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer 2 weeks prior to her death.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 13, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 3860 Asbury Rd., Dubuque. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 14, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2025 Jackson St. in Dubuque, where friends may greet the family from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Rev. Jonathan Crawford will officiate. Burial will follow at Dubuque Memorial Gardens.
Sandy was the youngest of four daughters, born December 4, 1935 in Marshalltown, IA, to the late Harold and Hellen (Ellery) Thatcher. She married the love of her life, Donald C. Funk on July 11, 1953 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dubuque. They were married just short of 62 years, when he died on June 16, 2015.
Sandy graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1953. She worked outside of the home for nearly 30 years. Sandy enjoyed the outdoors, and in her younger years was an exc...[more]
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xcellent swimmer, water skier and figure skater. Her family meant the most in her life, and she was always there for them with her love and support. She was an avid reader; and enjoyed crocheting, knitting, sewing; boating and playing golf with her family. Her most treasured personal accomplishment was completing extensive research of her family ancestry, and finding an ancestor who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. She was proud to be accepted as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Robin (Jeff) Sanford and Lisa Cox (Sid Turner), both of Dubuque; two granddaughters, Sara Sanford of Atlanta, GA and Amy Sanford Smith and great grandson, Steven J. Smith of Marion, IA; two brothers-in-law, Emil Hoffmann of Dubuque and Otis Winkelman, Charlotte, North Carolina; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; her sister and brother-in-law Jacqueline and Gerald Herburger; sisters, Beverly Winkelman and Betty Hoffmann; and her son in law, David Cox.
The family extends a special thank you to Dr. Andrea Ries (and staff) who cared for Sandy for many years; Rev. Jonathan Crawford; and Hospice of Dubuque staff: Jennifer F., Katie, Barb and Shirley, who provided urgent services and support to the family in Sandy's last hours.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dubuque, IA or Hospice of Dubuque.
