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Gertrude Elvera Johnson Hummel

1908 - 2002

Gertrude E. Johnson Carpenter Hummel

Gertrude "Trudie" Hummel, 94, died on Wednesday, May 22, 2002.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 25, at the United Methodist Church in Klemme, with Pastor Paddy Druhl and Tim and Cherrie LaFavre Peterson officiating. Eulogist was Jeff LaFavre. Interment was in the Ell Township Cemetery near Klemme.

Organist was Margaret Tue, vocalist and pianist was Nancy Potter, special music was recorded by JoAnn Peters. Ushers were Calvin Bruggeman, Mark Tue and Bob Scott. Honorary bearers were Scott LaFavre, Rachelle LaFavre Kallevig, Larry Kallevig, Larry Kallevig, Sandra Berry, Shelly Hovenga, Cindy White, Bob Johnson, Leland Hummel, Merle Bertilson, John Schwichtenberg, Marlin Johnson, Kenneth Kluckhohn, Carl Swearinger and Roger Peters. Active bearers were Russell Peters, Adam LaFavre, Dave Berry, Richard Peters, Jay White, Reggie Hovenga and Bob Potter.

Gertrude "Trudie" Elvera Johnson Hummel, was born on March 6, 1908 on a farm east of Klemme, the daughter of Joseph E. and Sophie Ryden Johnson. Her parents were from Sweden. She graduated from the Klemme High School and later attended Bible College in Los Angeles, California.

Trudie married Alfred Carpenter in 1930, and to this union three daughters were born, Marcia, JoAnn and Janice.

Trudie married Dwight Hummel in 1943 and they had a daughter, Joyce.

In 1954, the couple purchased the West Side Laundromat in Waterloo and operated it for two years. Dwight died in 1956. After selling the business in 1957, Trudie and her daughter, Joyce went to California. They later moved back to Klemme where Trudie was employed at the post office, retiring in 1974.

Trudie played golf, was active in the church, teaching Sunday School for 40 years, attending the church annual conferences for many years and participating as a Methodist Builder. She was a volunteer at Mercy Hospital in Mason City.

Trudie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dwight; daughter, Marcia in 1938; six sisters, Bertha, Carrie, Hulda, Maybelle, Irene and Mildred; and three brothers, Clarence, George and Arthur.

Survivors are her daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn and Harry Peters of Kanawha; daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Gordon Sloth of Dike; daughter, Joyce LaFavre of Klemme; and 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.


source: Belmond Independent 2002

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Gertrude "Trudie" Elvera Johnson Hummel, of Klemme, died on Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at the Medical Center in Belmond, with her family at her side. She was 94.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 25, at the United Methodist Church in Klemme. The Rev. Paddy Druhl of the Klemme United Methodist and Pastors Tim and Cherrie Peterson of the Christian Family Church of Owatonna, Minnesota officiated. Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme. The Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home of Klemme was in charge of the arrangements.

Gertrude Elvera Johnson Hummel, was born on March 6, 1908, on a farm east of Klemme. She was the daughter of Joseph E. and Sophie (Ryden) Johnson, who immigrated from Sweden. She graduated from the Klemme High School and in later years attended a Bible College in Los Angeles, California.

She married Alfred Carpenter in 1930. Three daughters were born to this union, Marcia, JoAnn and Janice. Marcia died in 1938 at the age of 6. Trudie married Dwight Hummel in 1943. The couple had a daughter, Joyce.

In 1954, they purchased the West Side Laundromat in Waterloo and operated it for two years prior to Dwight's death in 1956. After selling the business, Trudie and her daughter, Joyce went to California in 1957. They later returned to Klemme, where Gertrude resumed employment with the Post Office. Her years of employment included tenures as the assistant postmaster and as a clerk. She retired from the Postal Service in 1973 after 24 years of service.

An active member of the Klemme United Methodist Church, Mrs. Hummel taught Sunday School and served as a lay delegate to the annual conference for many years. She was a member of the Methodist Builders Club for nearly 25 years and hosted a prayer group in her home for many years. She paid for construction of a church and a well to be built in India and for a bicycle for the pastors transportation.

Mrs. Hummel enjoyed golf and bowling. She played golf into her 80s. She also traveled abroad extensively. She was a long time volunteer at Mercy Hospital, Mason City.

Survivors include her oldest daughter, JoAnn Peters and her husband, Harry of Kanawha; her youngest daughter, Joyce LaFavre of Klemme; a total of 50 grand and great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clarence Carpenter in 1938; her second husband, Dwight Hummel in 1956; her parents; six sisters, Bertha, Carrie, Hulda, Maybelle, Irene and Mildred; and three brothers, Clarence, George and Arthur.

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