Grace Streng Yeager age 85, of Iowa City died Monday morning, November 9, 2020 at the Bird House following and extended illness.

A visitation will be held from 1:00 until 4, Wednesday afternoon November 11, 2020 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello with a Scripture Service starting at 4:00.  Interment will be held 1:00 Thursday afternoon, November 12, 2020 at the Cascade Public Cemetery.   Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com .

Mask's must be worn and fitted properly over the nose and mouth at all times to enter the Funeral Home.  Social distancing needs to be practiced as well.

Surviving is her husband, Dennis.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Norma Jeane Streng.

Grace Marie Streng was born April 19, 1935 at Mercy Hospital, Anamosa, Iowa.   She was the daughter of Cyril and Catherine Turnis, Streng.   Grace graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Cascade.  She continued her education at St. Mary's Nursing School in Rochester, Minnesota.   Grace worked as a nurse at Sunny Crest TB Sanatorium in Dubuque and at Oakdale TB Sanatorium in Iowa City before she started worked at John McDonald Hospital in Monticello. Grace married Dennis Yeager on September 5, 1970 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Cascade.  The couple moved to Iowa City in 1978 and Grace was employed at the University Hospitals and Clinics as the employee health nurse.  She retired in 1994.

She enjoyed working in her Hosta's and her many flower beds, and traveling with Dennis.  She was an avid reader when she had down time.