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Paul Ostendorf
1951 - 2021
- Estherville, Iowa (AP)
Authorities have identified a man killed in a house fire in northwestern
Iowa earlier this month.
Paul Ostendorf, 69, died in the fire at Estherville, police told the Sioux
City Journal. Ostendorf was the owner and occupant of the house, police
said.
Police said a neighbor called firefighters to the home just before 4 p.m.
on Jan. 2. Arriving firefighters found the house engulfed in flames and
found Ostendorf’s body after extinguishing the fire, officials said.
Ostendorf’s death and the cause of the fire remain under investigation.
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source: KCCI TV8 - Des Moines
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A neighbor called 911 just before 4 a.m. Saturday morning reporting a
large fire in the area. Estherville firefighters arrived to find 1414 N
6th Street engulfed in a fire with flames shooting out the windows. The
two-story yellow home was owned by Paul Ostendorf. Witnesses on the scene
report Ostendorf was deceased inside the home when firefighters arrived.
In addition to the Estherville Fire Department, the Wallingford and Gruver
Fire Department assisted on the scene along with the Estherville Police
Department, the State Fire Marshal’s office and the State Medical
Examiner’s office. In a statement, the Estherville Fire Department said
Estherville Police were the first responders on the scene. Estherville
fire units responded with Wallingford and Gruver assisting, and were able
to extinguish the flames, which had engulfed most of the home.
Other agencies assisting at the scene were Estherville Ambulance, Emmet
County Emergency Management, the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office and several
local citizens and businesses.
Bridget Bandow, Ostendorf’s former stepdaughter, said of the firefighters,
“Thank you from the bottom of my family’s and my heart for your bravery,
heroism and courage!”
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source: Copyright © Estherville News, 10 North 7th Street,
Estherville, IA 51334; phone 712-362-2622; (https://www.esthervillenews.net)
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Paul Ostendorf
January 02, 2021
Paul Ostendorf, age 69 most recently of Estherville, IA, a Klemme High
School Class of 1969 graduate, died, January 2, 2021, as a result of
injuries suffered in a house fire. A Public Celebration of Life Memorial
service will be held Sunday, September 19, 2021, at 3 PM at the Andrews
Funeral Home, Klemme, IA. Pastor Doug Burton will be officiating. Burial
will be in the Meservey Cemetery. Public visitation and greeting of the
family will be Sunday from 1-2:30 PM at the funeral home prior to the
service. A luncheon will follow the burial at Donna's in Meservey. Andrews
Funeral Home, Belmond, IA, is handling arrangements.
Paul, the son of Arnett and Jean (Barkema) Ostendorf, was born on his
parents' farm in the Goodell Woods area, northeast of Goodell, IA, he was
one of three children to bless this union including Claudia and Lynn. In
his early years of life Paul grew up on his family's farms near Palsville,
Goodell and Klemme, IA.
Paul was baptized at the EUB Church of Meservey. He attended Klemme High
School graduating in the Class of 1969. During his school years he was a
skilled basketball player. Following high school he continued his
education at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City where he
received his Associate Degree in Nursing.
Paul then worked for many years in the Emergency Department at Mercy
Hospital, Mason City and then went on to fulfill positions at Long term
Care Facilities in Altoona and then finally at Estherville, IA, after
moving there in 2002. Paul then married Antoinette "Toni" Mae Hoppe Bandow
on October 26, 2004. The couple enjoyed vacationing, dancing and great
company.
Following his retirement from the healthcare profession as a Registered
Nurse, Paul went to work for Shopper's Supply (today's Bomgars) where he
very much enjoyed working with the public in a different role than that of
his vocation. He was very knowledgeable and especially proficient in paint
sales. Paul was employed with Bomgars at the time of his passing. Paul had
also farmed for a number years, owning and operating a larger feeder pigs
operation and was very knowledgeable and proficient in his livestock
vocation. He had received recognition for being a "Master Pork Producer."
He loved to attend the Clay County and Iowa State Fairs, and travels to
Branson with his wife and kids where they enjoyed shows and other events
and festivities along with spending time at his Time Share in Branson. He
shared a mutual love of raising larger flower and vegetable gardens with
wife Toni and had even built an underground watering system to help with
the efficiency of this passion and hobby. The couple's gardens had various
recognitions and awards over the years given by local media and groups. He
enjoyed Allis-Chambers tractors and meticulously maintaining his vehicles.
He always appreciated times spent with all his family when there were get
togethers regardless of the occasion. In his younger days he looked
forward to pheasant hunting excursions and shoot clay pigeons. Paul loved
his various Shihtzu including Lucky, Riley, and Penny. He had also enjoyed
collecting farm toys over the years and rooting for his favorites athlete
in Larry Bird and of course his Iowa Hawkeyes.
Paul is survived by his children Abby Anderson and her three children:
Delaney, Avery, and Colin all of Ames, IA; Adam (Amy) Ostendorf and their
children Cora and Violet all of Gihanna, OH; and sons Andrew Ostendorf and
Alex Ostendorf of Mason City, IA; also his sister Claudia (Duane) Boeding,
LeGrand, IA and Lynn (Diane) Ostendorf, Clear Lake, IA, along with several
nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his step-son Jarrod Bandow,
Sheldon, Brian Bandow, Kansas City, and Bridget Bandow also of Kansas
City, : step-grandchildren: Brendon, Jerica, Jaycelyn, Nicholas, and Attie.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arnett and Jean, and wife Toni
Ostendorf, his paternal grandparents Harry and Orpha Ostendorf and
maternal grandparents Hauko and Grace Barkema and an infant brother Todd.
Memorial Service will be held Sunday, September 19, 2021, 3:00 PM, Andrews
Funeral Home- Klemme, 528 East Main Street, Klemme, Iowa 50449.
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source: Copyright © Andrews Funeral Homes, 561 1st Street
Southeast, Belmond, Iowa, Phone 641-444-4474; [www.andrewsfuneralhomeandfloral.com
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