Myrtle Goecke, age 95, of Carroll, died Saturday evening, April 9, 2016 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, surrounded by her family.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Johnson. Music will be by Barb McDermott, Steve Goecke, and the Holy Spirit Choir. Gift Bearers will be Myrtle’s Great-Grandchildren. Casket Bearers will be Myrtle’s Grandchildren. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Mt. Carmel. The St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary will form an honor guard for the funeral mass.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, where there will be a rosary prayed at 5 p.m., and a Christian Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m.
The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church on Wednesday morning where visitation will resume at 10 a.m., and continue until the time of the funeral mass.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll, and online condolences may be left for Myrtle’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on April 27, 1920 in Deuel County, South Dakota, Myrtle was the daughter of Carl and Edith (Andersen) Gustafson. She grew up in South Dakota, and moved to the Carroll area at a young age. Myrtle met Arthur Goecke, and on April 3, 1940 the couple were married at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. The couple made their home on several farms between Mt. Carmel and Breda. In 1959 they purchased the Mt. Carmel Locker, and operated it until 1964. Myrtle then worked for Pepsi-Cola in Carroll until her retirement in 1985.
Myrtle enjoyed needlework, and watching college basketball on television. Her favorite teams to watch were the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and Duke University. She enjoyed water aerobics at the Carroll Recreation Center, something she did for over 27 years. Most of all Myrtle enjoyed her family, and traveling to see them when she was able to. She was a member of the St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary, and Holy Spirit Parish.
Left to cherish Myrtle’s memory are her children: Ron (Pauline) Goecke of Hemet, California, Jan McCusker of Denver, Colorado, Myrna (Dale) Wenck of Omaha, Nebraska, Larry (Carlene) Goecke of Clermont, Florida, Dale (Melanie) Goecke of Centennial, Colorado, and Randy Goecke of Carroll, Iowa; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; and many nieces nephews, and other extended relatives.
Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents; husband Arthur is 1985; and her siblings: Harry, Howard, and Viola.
