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Harlan A. Nuehring
1927 - 2016
- Obituary for Harlan A. Nuehring
Harlan A. Nuehring, 88, of Mason City, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday,
July 25, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Wesley United Methodist Church in Mason
City with the Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Burial will take place at the
Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme with military honors conducted by the Garner
Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00
P.M. at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, Mason
City.
Harlan was born August 12, 1927 the son of Alma (Born) and Fred Nuehring
and came from a large family. He graduated from Klemme High School in
1945. He was an MP in the Army from 1945-1947. Following his discharge
from the Army, he married Carol Fox from Britt in 1948 and they lived in
Klemme for a while. To this union, three daughters were born.
Harlan drove truck for Lloyd Lau until they started farming in March,
1949. His farming career started on a 160 acre farm 2˝ mile south of
Klemme where he farmed for 27 years.
Besides farming, Harlan drove school bus for the Klemme school district
for 12 years, worked on grain trains in Klemme for 5 years, sampled corn
in grain bins for the ASC office in Garner for 6 years, helped to run the
4-H food stand for several years during the Hancock Co. Fair, worked for
Garner Ready Mix for 20 years and drove cars for Auto Edge and Community
Motors for 12 years in Mason City. He was a member at Klemme’s United
Church of Christ in Klemme and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church
in Mason City.
Harlan married Iona Christians on October 6, 1979 in Klemme. They lived in
rural Garner for several years and eventually moved to Mason City in 1991.
Harlan and Iona went south to Weslaco, Texas for the winter for 30 years
and he enjoyed golfing, bowling and playing cards with friends in the
Siesta Village Mobile Home Park. He took great pride in his lawn and
landscape around their Mason City home and watching traffic from his
driveway. He went every weekday morning to have coffee with the guys and
enjoyed watching ball games on TV.
Harlan is survived by his wife, Iona, of Mason City, two daughters, Pat
(Rick) Anderson of Lenexa, Kansas and Donna (Doug) Tiedeman of Mason City,
four grandchildren, Jason Herring of Cedar Rapids, Lindsay (Kenneth)
George of Joliet, IL, Brian (Jennifer) Tiedeman of St. Paul, MN and Sarah
(Brendan) Kelley of Iowa City, two great-granddaughters, Abigail and
Annabel George of Joliet, Il. Also, surviving are eleven
step-grandchildren, Yvette Cohn and Richard Anderson, Sara, Stephanie,
Brittney, Brianna, Ashlee, Iveree, Brady, Andy, Luke and eight step-great
grandchildren.
Harlan has one sister, Charlotte Ring of Mason City.
Harlan was blessed with step-children and they are Greg Christians
(Cheryl) of Mason City, Patty Scott of Cedar Falls, Beth (Jamie) Schmidt
of Garner and Beth Christians of Ankeny.
He is preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, one daughter, Peggy
Herring and three step-sons, Randall, Charles and Mark Christians.
source: © Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401, 641-423-0924; [http://www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
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