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Anna Powers
In Memory of
Anna Mae
Powers (Reiter)
1928 - 2018
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Obituary for Anna Mae Powers (Reiter)

Anna Mae  Powers (Reiter)
Anna Mae Powers, 89, of Dubuque, died Thursday, February 22, 2018 at UnityPoint Health- Finely Hospital.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 26 at Resurrection Catholic Church, where a visitation will be held from 9:00-10:45 a.m. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 John F. Kennedy Road is in charge of the arrangements.
Anna Mae was born on November 8, 1928 in Dubuque, the daughter of Leo and Esther (Fransen) Reiter. She married James K. Powers Sr. in 1955 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was a housekeeper at Americana for many years until retiring in 1987.
Anna Mae was a woman of very few words but stern in her thoughts and beliefs. As she and Jim started their family, they enjoyed camping and started out the old- fashioned way and progressed to purchasing their motor home. Together they traveled the country and visited many sites and state parks.
She was a quiet individual and enjoyed baking and needlework. However, her greatest enjoyment would find her on Wednesday and Friday evenings at the bingo hall or an occasional visit to the casino.
As soon as the air had the warmth of the spring she could be found daily sitting on their front deck with Jim at the home they have lived in for 61 years.
She is survived by her husband, James; children, William L. (Bonnie) Powers, James K. Powers, and Lori (Vincent) Tillman, all of Dubuque; grandchildren, Billy Powers, of Dubuque, Lisa (Cornelius Johnson) Powers, of Chicago, IL, Jacey (Brian) Shea, of Belmont, WI, Paige Powers, of Chilton, WI, Michael (Keri) Tillman and Tracy (fiancé Steve) Tillman, all of Dubuque, and Thom (Sheri) Wasmund, of Lena, IL; 8 great- grandchildren; siblings, LaVern (Gayle) Reiter, Virginia Lyons, all of Dubuque, and Carol Godwin, of Galena, IL; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Merlin (Janaan) Reiter, Leroy Reiter, in infancy, Orvetta Reiter, Jeanette Reiter and Marion (Homer) Jewell; brothers-in-law, Francis Callahan, Lacy Godwin, Bob Brotheridge and LeRoy Lyons and two nieces, Susan and Linda Lyons; mother and father-in-law, William and Lucille Powers; brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert (Jo) Powers, Rosemary (Lloyd) Valley and Larry (Carmen) Powers and a niece, Michelle Powers.
An Anna Mae Powers Memorial Fund has been established.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the 5th floor nurses, doctors and staff at Finley Hospital, especially Nurse Chrissy and Dr. Boone, Deacon Jim and Mary Schmidt at Resurrection Church and to the EMT and first responders, for their exceptional care and compassion.
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