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BUHR, Rose Wimmer
BUHR, Rose Wimmer. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 15, 1929--Dubuque, IA, May 12, 2015). The daughter of John and Ethel (Weisbenner) Wimmer, Rose graduated from DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in 1947 and received her BA degree in education from the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE in 1951. Rose was united in marriage to Harry H. Buhr on March 10, 1956 at ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rose earned an MA degree in elementary education from CLARKE COLLEGE in 1972. During a career in education that spanned over 35 years, Rose taught at St. Anthony's and St. Mary's elementary schools and also summer school at Dubuque Senior High School. For twenty years, she was a. sixth grade teacher at BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from she retired from teaching in 1989.
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