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Laurice Allen Lemke
1929 - 2010
Klemme - Laurice A. Lemke, 81, of
Klemme, died on Friday, August 27, 2010, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, August 30, at the Immanuel
Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme, with Pastor Donna Buckman
officiating. Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery. The Cataldo Funeral Home
was in charge of the arrangements.
Laurice Allen Lemke, the son of William H. and Ethel (Whitney) Lemke, was born
on January 31, 1929, on the family farm in rural Klemme. He attended the rural
schools of Liberty Township until the eighth grade and graduated from the Klemme
High School in 1945. On February 1, 1948, he married Marjorie Meinders at the
Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme. They farmed west of Klemme
until 1992, when they retired and moved into Klemme. In 2004, they moved into
Garner.
Laurice enjoyed their Brown Swiss dairy herd, farming and spending time with his
family. He was a member of the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in
Klemme, where he served as a deacon, elder, Sunday School Superintendent and a
mentor for confirmation students. He also was active in Farm Bureau, the Garner
Creamery Board, REC and 4-H.
Laurice is survived by his four children, Gwen (Byron) Suntken of Meservey,
Paige (Dave) Rohlf of Altoona, Lynn (Valerie) Lemke of Olathe, Kansas and
Michele (Stan) Greiman of Garner; grandchildren, Neal Suntken (fiancée, Dana
Brubaker), Adam (Sandy) Suntken, Emily (Verlyn) White, Joel Rohlf, Amanda Rohlf,
Joshua Lemke, Rebecca Lemke, Brandon (Libby) Stromer, Edward (Cindy) Greiman,
Angela (David) Homann and Matthew (Angela) Greiman; great-grandchildren, Erin
Suntken, Abbie Suntken, Jake Suntken, David King, Nick King, Andrea White,
Cameron White, Blaize White, Taylor Homann, Joshua Homann, Reid Homann, Grace
Greiman, Shelby Greiman and Jacob Greiman; two brothers, Bill Lemke of
Weyerhauser, Wisconsin and Byrnes (Stella) Lemke of Mason City; two
sisters-in-law, Gladys Jurgemeyer of Garner and Mildred Lewis of Logan, New
Mexico; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie on January 13, 2006; his parents;
son-in-law, Doug Stromer; sisters, Helen Sellner, Ethel Volkman and Lorraine
Mitchell; and granddaughter-in-law, Kim Suntken.
Cataldo Funeral Home.
source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 29 Aug 2010
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Laurice Allen Lemke: born 31 Jan 1929 Garner, Hancock
County, Iowa - died 27 Aug 2010 Garner, Hancock County, Iowa
Grave marker at Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa - Block 1, Lot
142
Son of William Henry August Lemke, born 1886 - died 1977 and Ethel Mae
Whitney, born
1886 - died 1969
Husband of: Marjorie Lorraine Meinders, born 1927 -
died 2006
Brother of:
Helen Martha Lemke Sellner (1910-1996)
Ethel Lemke Volkman (1912-2000)
Alta Lorraine Lemke Mitchell (1914-2006)
William W. Lemke (1919-2012)
Byrnes Henry Lemke (1922-2011)
source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 67664357
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