Celia (Cele) A. Monahan, 74, of Dubuque, IA, formerly of East Dubuque, IL, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Stonehill Care Center, in Dubuque.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A/M, on Monday, December 6, 2021, at St. Raphael's Cathedral, in Dubuque, with Msgr. Thomas Toale officiating. The Mass will be live-streamed on the MILLER FUNERAL HOME GROUP FACEBOOK page. Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 P/M - 4 P/M, on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, where the parish scripture service will be at 12:30 P/M. Per State and CDC guidelines, facemasks are required at the funeral home. Visitation will also be from 9:45 A/M - 10:15 A/M, on Monday, at St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque.
Celia was born on June 27, 1947, in Dubuque, IA, to William and Alice (Fleege) Lewis. She married Terry "Monk" Monahan on January 15, 1966, at St. Mary's Church, in East Dubuque. She graduated from Wahlert High School in 1965.
Celia worked as a school bus driver for the East Dubuque School District for 36 years, retiring in 2014. She also worked at Family Beer in East Dubuque for 12 years, spending her weekends with the "young kids." She loved to bake, specially cinnamon rolls, and anyone luck enough to get a pan always felt special.
Surviving are her four children, Kelly (Steve) Funke, of Peoria, IL, Mark (Julia) Monahan, of Kieler, WI, Jay (Pam) Monahan, of Metamora, OH, and Pat (Cheri) Monahan, of Hiawatha, IA; twelve (12) grandchildren, Megan (Matt Gibbons) and Sarah Funke, Ryan (Danielle), Tyler, Alec, and Carlie Monahan, Taylor and Bailey Monahan, Erin and Kyle Monahan and Allie and Hannah Cahill; and one great-granddaughter, Ava Gibbons.
She is also survived by sisters, Kate Brandel, Helen (Denny) Dorr, Moni (John) Quinn; a brother, Paul (Ann) Lewis; and sister-in-law, Ginny Lewis; as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice Lewis; her in-laws, Howard and Gayle Monahan; her brother, Robert Lewis; her brother-in-law, Don Brandel; and her husband, Terry (Monk) Monahan.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A/M, on Monday, December 6, 2021, at St. Raphael's Cathedral, in Dubuque, with Msgr. Thomas Toale officiating. The Mass will be live-streamed on the MILLER FUNERAL HOME GROUP FACEBOOK page. Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 P/M - 4 P/M, on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, where the parish scripture service will be at 12:30 P/M. Per State and CDC guidelines, facemasks are required at the funeral home. Visitation will also be from 9:45 A/M - 10:15 A/M, on Monday, at St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque.
Celia was born on June 27, 1947, in Dubuque, IA, to William and Alice (Fleege) Lewis. She married Terry "Monk" Monahan on January 15, 1966, at St. Mary's Church, in East Dubuque. She graduated from Wahlert High School in 1965.
Celia worked as a school bus driver for the East Dubuque School District for 36 years, retiring in 2014. She also worked at Family Beer in East Dubuque for 12 years, spending her weekends with the "young kids." She loved to bake, specially cinnamon rolls, and anyone luck enough to get a pan always felt special.
Surviving are her four children, Kelly (Steve) Funke, of Peoria, IL, Mark (Julia) Monahan, of Kieler, WI, Jay (Pam) Monahan, of Metamora, OH, and Pat (Cheri) Monahan, of Hiawatha, IA; twelve (12) grandchildren, Megan (Matt Gibbons) and Sarah Funke, Ryan (Danielle), Tyler, Alec, and Carlie Monahan, Taylor and Bailey Monahan, Erin and Kyle Monahan and Allie and Hannah Cahill; and one great-granddaughter, Ava Gibbons.
She is also survived by sisters, Kate Brandel, Helen (Denny) Dorr, Moni (John) Quinn; a brother, Paul (Ann) Lewis; and sister-in-law, Ginny Lewis; as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice Lewis; her in-laws, Howard and Gayle Monahan; her brother, Robert Lewis; her brother-in-law, Don Brandel; and her husband, Terry (Monk) Monahan.
Celia (Cele) A. Monahan, 74, of Dubuque, IA, formerly of East Dubuque, IL, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Stonehill Care Center, in Dubuque.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A/M, on Monday, December 6, 2021, at St. Raphael's Cathedral, in Dubuque, with Msgr. Thomas Toale officiating. The Mass will be live-streamed on the MILLER FUNERAL HOME GROUP FACEBOOK page. Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 P/M - 4 P/M, on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, where the parish scripture service will be at 12:30 P/M. Per State and CDC guidelines, facemasks are required at the funeral home. Visitation will also be from 9:45 A/M - 10:15 A/M, on Monday, at St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque.
Celia was born on June 27, 1947, in Dubuque, IA, to William and Alice (Fleege) Lewis. She married Terry "Monk" Monahan on January 15, 1966, at St. Mary's Church, in East Dubuque. She graduated from Wahlert High School in 1965.
Celia worked as a school bus driver for the East Dubuque School District for 36 years, retiring in 2014. She also worked at Family Beer in East Dubuque for 12 years, spending her weekends with the "young kids." She loved to bake, specially cinnamon rolls, and anyone luck enough to get a pan always felt special.
Surviving are her four children, Kelly (Steve) Funke, of Peoria, IL, Mark (Julia) Monahan, of Kieler, WI, Jay (Pam) Monahan, of Metamora, OH, and Pat (Cheri) Monahan, of Hiawatha, IA; twelve (12) grandchildren, Megan (Matt Gibbons) and Sarah Funke, Ryan (Danielle), Tyler, Alec, and Carlie Monahan, Taylor and Bailey Monahan, Erin and Kyle Monahan and Allie and Hannah Cahill; and one great-granddaughter, Ava Gibbons.
She is also survived by sisters, Kate Brandel, Helen (Denny) Dorr, Moni (John) Quinn; a brother, Paul (Ann) Lewis; and sister-in-law, Ginny Lewis; as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice Lewis; her in-laws, Howard and Gayle Monahan; her brother, Robert Lewis; her brother-in-law, Don Brandel; and her husband, Terry (Monk) Monahan.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A/M, on Monday, December 6, 2021, at St. Raphael's Cathedral, in Dubuque, with Msgr. Thomas Toale officiating. The Mass will be live-streamed on the MILLER FUNERAL HOME GROUP FACEBOOK page. Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 P/M - 4 P/M, on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, where the parish scripture service will be at 12:30 P/M. Per State and CDC guidelines, facemasks are required at the funeral home. Visitation will also be from 9:45 A/M - 10:15 A/M, on Monday, at St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque.
Celia was born on June 27, 1947, in Dubuque, IA, to William and Alice (Fleege) Lewis. She married Terry "Monk" Monahan on January 15, 1966, at St. Mary's Church, in East Dubuque. She graduated from Wahlert High School in 1965.
Celia worked as a school bus driver for the East Dubuque School District for 36 years, retiring in 2014. She also worked at Family Beer in East Dubuque for 12 years, spending her weekends with the "young kids." She loved to bake, specially cinnamon rolls, and anyone luck enough to get a pan always felt special.
Surviving are her four children, Kelly (Steve) Funke, of Peoria, IL, Mark (Julia) Monahan, of Kieler, WI, Jay (Pam) Monahan, of Metamora, OH, and Pat (Cheri) Monahan, of Hiawatha, IA; twelve (12) grandchildren, Megan (Matt Gibbons) and Sarah Funke, Ryan (Danielle), Tyler, Alec, and Carlie Monahan, Taylor and Bailey Monahan, Erin and Kyle Monahan and Allie and Hannah Cahill; and one great-granddaughter, Ava Gibbons.
She is also survived by sisters, Kate Brandel, Helen (Denny) Dorr, Moni (John) Quinn; a brother, Paul (Ann) Lewis; and sister-in-law, Ginny Lewis; as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice Lewis; her in-laws, Howard and Gayle Monahan; her brother, Robert Lewis; her brother-in-law, Don Brandel; and her husband, Terry (Monk) Monahan.
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