Mary Kay Haverland, 62, of Dubuque joined her parents and brother in heaven, Sunday, October 18, 2026 after a short battle with liver cancer.

Family and friends may call from 9 to 12:15 pm Thursday at the Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 Kennedy Rd, Dubuque, followed by the funeral service at the funeral home Thursday at 12:30 pm with Fr. Dave Ambrosy officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. A live steam of the funeral service can be viewed at www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com.

Mary grew up in Zwingle, IA, the only girl with four brothers. She graduated from Andrew High School in 1982 and furthered her education first at NICC, going to school during the day and working in the library at night. She used that knowledge to continue on at Loras College receiving an AA in Liberal Arts. She played softball after high school with a great group of ladies who always knew how to have fun.  She married the love of her life, Terry “Louie” Haverland on November 19, 1992. They spent their 34 years of marriage camping and boating on the Mississippi River. Their true love was going on Carnival Cruises together, just completing their 50th cruise this past spring. Mary Kay was also an avid Cub’s fan.

Mary worked at Loras College for 42 years starting out working in the library and then becoming the Director of Users Technology Services Coordinator System Administration. She often volunteered at the many events at Loras College and having lunch with her good friends Jane Specht and Angie Bickett. She retired in May of 2026.

Mary is survived by her husband Terry “Louie” Haverland, her brothers, Martin “Marty” (Dawn) Wagner of Dubuque, Mark (Jan) Wagner of LaMotte, Matt (Amy) Wagner of LaMotte and a sister-in-law, Terri Wagner of Sycamore, IL. She is also survived by her brother-in-laws, Wayne Haverland of Meza, AZ, Richard “Dick” Haverland of Dubuque and Robert “Bob” (Jan) Haverland of Dubuque, David (Jean) Bauer of Dubuque and many nieces and nephews.

She was the proud Godmother of Quintin Schmalfuhs and Trent Wagner.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Merlin and Mary Ann Wagner (Sweeney) of Zwingle, her brother, Michael Wagner of Sycamore, IL, Mother and father in law Sylvester and Velma Haverland, Sister-in-laws, Sue Bauer, Joyce Haverland and Betty Haverland all of Dubuque.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the American Cancer Society, Key West Fire Department or to the Loras student fund.