Dolores M. Correll, 96 of East Dubuque passed away on August 8, 2025 in her home.  She died as she lived, in peace with grace and dignity. Although we are saddened and prepared to deeply miss her, she is going to enjoy a massive reunion with her Savior, Jesus Christ and the many that have gone before her.  A service of farewell will be Wednesday,  August 13, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm., at the Miller Funeral Home in East Dubuque, where the parish rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m.   A Celebration Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, August 14, at 10:30 AM at St Mary Catholic Church in East Dubuque, with Fr. Bosco Aruldoss officiating.  She will be laid to rest alongside her husband, Ed in the East Dubuque Cemetery.

Dolores was born July 16, 1929 to Reynold Bettcher and Anges Mettille-Bettcher in Dubuque, IA.  She married Edward K. (Spider) Correll on August 7, 1948.  Dolores and Ed had three children and a home full of love, laughter, fun, faith, family, friends and random pets.  Everyone was welcome in the home that they built in 1959.

Dolores enjoyed life and lived it very well.  She was employed at the Dubuque Packing House until it closed, then she went on to be a demo/sample lady at Econo Foods until it closed, she then worked at Hy-Vee in Asbury and Hy-Vee on Locust until she was 90 and COVID eliminated the need for demo/sample personnel.  Faith, Family and Friends were so very important to her.  She was a devout Catholic but was always curious about other Faiths, Religions Practices and Cultures, she spent a lot of time reading and asking questions to learn about views and concluded that there is One God, (whether you say God, Great Spirit, Devine Universe) and he loves us all.  She could find good in anything and always was the strong person that could be counted on for the Bettcher/Correll/Dean Family.  And as Ed said, "She was the perfect blend of class and sass."

She also enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers and sisters, nieces, nephews, Godchildren and Family-like Friends.  She enjoyed playing Connect 4 and Perfection with the kids, praying the Rosary, liked Betty Boop and coffee.  She found joy watching people and pets go past her home and she loved the kitchen window-view of different birds especially the humming birds (little buzzers) that enjoyed the birdseed and treats she provided as well as other wildlife that wandered past the house, deer, turkeys, bunny families, groundhogs, fox, neighbor kids…  She was a member of Catholic Daughters of America, co-founded the Tri-State Antique Auto Club with Ed and hosted Exchange Students in their home in the 1970's.

Dolores will be deeply missed by her daughter, Ann (Jeff) Haas, Daughter-in-Law, Amy Correll, Seven Grandchildren, 14 Great Grandchildren and 4 Great Great Grandchildren, Brothers, Roger (Buck)(Janice) & Lester (Les) (Sue) Bettcher, Sisters, Katie Deutmeyer and Judy (Tom) Bauer along with numerous nephews, nieces, Godchildren, former co-workers, family-like friends and neighbors.

She will be welcomed to a wonderful reunion by her Husband, Ed (Spider), Her deeply loved daughter, Carm Dean and son-like-in-law Jerry Dean, Adored son Tom Correll (TIC), respected and cherished Granddaughter, Amy Sue (Dean) Hantelmann, Sisters, Loretta (Harry) Williams and Linda Lou Bettcher, Brothers, Roy (Jeanette), Milton, Willy (Darlene) & Clarence Bettcher, Brother-in-Law, Melvin Deutmeyer, her daughter-like niece, Pamela Williams-McAndrew, Godchildren, Steve Bettcher and Bonnie Jellison, and her very very special great niece, Robin Close, along with her in-laws, Charles (The Governor) and Mable Correll and the Correll Clan, Co-Workers, Friends and Neighbors that she always enjoyed the company of.

Our Family would like to thank everyone that enjoyed life with Dolores, she had fun and adventures with everyone she encountered.  We would also like to give a big THANK YOU to her son-like next door nephew, Kevin Williams for all the little odds and ends he attended to that allowed Delores to stay in the home that Ed built for her as long as possible.  To honor Delores's memory please do good deeds and be kind to everyone (especially unkind people because we do not know what has happened on their journey).

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