Elaine L. (Gassman) O’Toole, age 103, died at Bethany Home in Dubuque, IA, on Sunday, November 3, 2024.

Elaine was born in Dubuque on January 23, 1921, to William and Edith (LaMour) Gassman.  She was the first of their 5 children.  Elaine graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1938. Before her marriage she worked for Key City Gas Co. as a stenographer and billing clerk.  She also worked for Roshek’s Department store as a seamstress.

Elaine married her high school sweetheart Roger O’Toole at Nativity Church in Dubuque on April 14, 1941. After Roger’s service in World War II and a brief residency in Waterloo, IA, they moved to East Dubuque in March of 1951. Elaine and Rog raised 8 children in that home until June of 1985 when they retired to Mesa, AZ. With Rog’s health growing fragile, they moved back to Dubuque in September of 1994.

She is survived by her children, Sharon (Dave) Kieffer of Menominee, IL, Linda (Dean) Arnold and Teri Alamano all of Loveland, CO, Julie O’Toole (Jerry Glasco) of Sacramento, CA, Beth McMurchy (Renee Franz) of Waverly, IA, and Patrick (Kathy) of Weaverville, NC; her sister, Dianne Vance (Klaus Sanders) of Sun City, AZ, her daughter-in-law, Jolene Miller O’Toole of Madison and her sister-in-law, Joan Gassman of Dubuque.

She was blessed with 21 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren and 13 great great-grandchildren.

Elaine was preceded in death by her beloved husband Roger, 2 sons, Michael (Kay) O’Toole of Scottsdale, AZ, and Kevin O’Toole of Madison, WI, her sister, Virginia Keller, her brothers, Gerald and Allen Gassman.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the Church of the Resurrection, 4300 Asbury Rd., Dubuque, with Fr. Phil Gibbs officiating. The family will greet friends at 9:30 a.m. with mass beginning at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Bethany Home or Hospice of Dubuque.

The Miller Funeral Home of East Dubuque, IL is assisting the family.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com©