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Virgil Glen Pringnitz
1931 - 2008
Virgil G. Pringnitz, 76, of Garner,
died on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, at the United Methodist
Church in Klemme, with the Rev. Paddy Druhl officiating. Burial was in the Ell
Township Cemetery in Klemme, with military rites by the Klemme Veterans
Ceremonial Unit. The Cataldo Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Virgil Glen Pringnitz, the son of Emil and Anna (Schoenwetter) Pringnitz, was
born on December 7, 1931, on the home farm southwest of Klemme. He attended a
rural school in Twin Lakes Township and graduated from the Klemme High School in
1950. Virgil served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict from
1952 to 1954.
On April 14, 1956, he married Bonita Meyer at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in
Ventura. To this union, two daughters were born, Dawn and Sue. Virgil farmed
southwest of Klemme for 45 years before retiring and moving into Garner in 2001.
He enjoyed farming, raising cattle trail riding with Boni, Dawn, Sue and all of
the Saddle Club friends, helping out at the Hancock County Fair and golfing with
Michael and Adam. He also enjoyed attending cattle sales and having coffee with
all of his friends in Garner and Klemme. Virgil spent many hours surveying the
crops in the area, especially keeping an eye on the fields of Doyce and Marv.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Klemme, Klemme American Legion
Post No. 625 and the Garner American Legion Post No. 256. He served on the
Hancock County Pork and Beef Boards, was a member of the Garner Saddle Club and
was a past 4-H Leader.
Virgil is survived by his wife, Boni of Garner; daughters, Dawn (Al) Kaduce of
Urbandale and Sue (Dean) Jensen of Blair, Nebraska; grandsons, Michael and Adam
Kaduce; brother, Ronald (Marge) Pringnitz of Kanawha; sisters, Verna Ott of
Clear Lake and Doris Groesbeck of Garner; a sister-in-law, Ruth Pringnitz of
Kanawha; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jr. Pringnitz; and sisters,
Lois Lange and Merlin Mau.
source: © Cataldo Funeral Home, 760 Center Avenue, Garner, Iowa 50438,
Phone 641-923-2841; [http://www.cataldofuneralhome.com ]
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Virgil Glen Pringnitz: born 7 Dec 1931 Klemme,
Hancock County, Iowa - died Jul 2008 Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Grave marker at Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa - Block 5, Lot 76
Son of Emil Franz Pringnitz, born 1884 - died 1966 and Anna Mary
Schoenwetter, born
1889 - died 1982
Brother of:
Lois Carol Pringnitz Lange (1918-1993)
Merlin Arlene Pringnitz Mau (1919-1999)
Doris Valera Pringnitz Groesbeck (1920-2014)
Verna Ott (1922-2010)
Junior Emil Pringnitz (1924-1987)
source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 73931202
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