Jacqueline L. Trumm, 92 , of Cascade, Iowa, passed away, Monday, October 16, 2023, at Mercy One in Dubuque, Iowa.

Visitation for Jackie will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m., on Friday, October 20, 2023, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa.

Mass of Christian Burial for Jackie will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 20, 2023, at St. Martin’s Catholic Church with Rev. Mark Osterhaus.  Burial will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in Cascade, Iowa.

Jackie was born September 14, 1931, in Cascade, Iowa, daughter of  George and Ella (LaBrun) McGovern.  She was a 1949 graduate of St. Martin’s High School in Cascade.  On September 7, 1950 she was united in marriage to Francis P. “Buddy” Trumm at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cascade.  The couple farmed in the Hopkinton area.  He preceded her in death on April 18, 1990.

When her youngest started Kindergarten, she started college.  She attended part time receiving her BA Degree after 7 years from Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids.  Jackie was a 3rd grade teacher at Aquin Elementary and later taught in the Resource Department for a total of 27 years.

She was always busy doing something, from planting, tending and harvesting the produce from her large garden on the farm, to cooking and baking.   She always made her famous Frosted Sweet Bread for holidays and gatherings.  She hosted “Farm Camp” every summer for numerous nieces and nephews.  She also loved sewing and reading.

She was a member of St. Matthias Parish in Cascade, Iowa.

She is survived by five children, Terry (Linda) Trumm of Oakland, MI, Jane Roggensack of Mason City, IA, Ann (Tony) Voss of Hudson, IA, Jim (Patti) Trumm of Cascade, IA, and Mariellen (Chuck) Youngdahl of Marion, IA; one son-in-law, Mark Aldrich of St. Louis, MO; 10 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; five siblings, Joan (Jerry) Otting and Betty Leibold of Cascade, IA, Sr. Ann McGovern, SDS of Canton, OH, Linda (Urban) Manternach of Dubuque, IA, Robert (Cheryl) McGovern of Madison, WI.

She is also preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Sharon M. Aldrich; daughter-in-law, Kelly Trumm and a grandson, Jonah Roggensack; and her siblings, James (Georgene) McGovern, Donna (Merlin) Reinke, Faith (Bob) Kelly, Marie (Kenny) Green and Tom McGovern; and a brother-in-law, Louie Leibold.

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