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Ralph William Nuehring

1930 - 2007

Ralph W. Nuehring, 76, Klemme, died August 3, 2007 at the Belmond Medical Center as a result of injuries from a bicycle-motor vehicle accident July 28 near Klemme.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 11 at Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme with Rev. Donna Buckman officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the church and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Andrews Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Ralph William, the son of Owen and Blanche (Montgomery) Nuehring, was born October 5, 1930 on his parents' farm near Klemme. He attended Ell Township #3 rural school and graduated from Klemme High School in 1948.

In the fall of 1948 he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served for four years. Ralph's military tenure included time at Okinawa during the Korean Conflict. Ralph fulfilled his role in the Air Force as a control tower operator. Following his honorable discharge he returned to Klemme where he lived on the family farm for a time and later in town.

Ralph was a fairly quiet man who enjoyed a simple life as a bachelor. He enjoyed reading on a wide variety of topics and especially looked forward to his newspapers and the Iowa Conservationist magazine. He had a garden, and in earlier years looked forward to a competitive game of cards. He could be seen almost daily on his bicycle, tooling around the Klemme area.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Lyle and Morris; sisters Clara, Grace and Betty; infant brother Lorril; brothers-in-law Warren Bier, Norman Eckes, Ken Van Nurden and Richard Ver Helst; and sister-in-law Elsie Nuehring.

Ralph is survived by sisters Dorothy Brede of Goodell, Mavis Eckes of Long Prairie, MN, Marie VerHelst of Klemme and Inez (Bruce) Dunbar of Mason City; brothers Dean Nuehring of Osage and Keith (Wilma) Nuehring of Webster City; sisters-in-law Margaret Nuehring of Britt and Doris Nuehring of Mason City; and brother-in-law Art Kemp of Colome, SD.


 

source: ©Belmond Independent


 

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Ralph W. Nuehring

Klemme - Ralph W Nuehring, 76, of Klemme, died Friday (August 3, 2007) at the Belmond Medical Center in Belmond, Iowa, as a result of injuries sustained in a bicycle-motor vehicle accident.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug 11, 2007, at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ, Klemme. The Rev. Donna Buckman will officiate. Burial with full military honors will be in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.

Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday at the Immanuel Reformed UCC Church in Klemme and continue one hour prior to the services at the church Saturday.

Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme Chapel is handling funeral arrangements.

Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme, 641-587-2510


source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 4 Aug 2007

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Ralph Nuehring, 1930-2007

Ralph W. Nuehring, of Klemme, died on Friday, August 3, 2007, at the Belmond Medical Center, Belmond, as a result of injuries suffered in a bicycle-motor vehicle accident near Klemme on Saturday, July 28. He was 76 years old.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 11, at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ, Klemme. The Rev. Donna Buckman officiated. Burial with full military honors provided by the Klemme Honor guard was in the Ell Township Cemetery. The Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme, was in charge of the funeral arrangements.

Ralph William Nuehring, the son of Owen and Blanche (Montgomery) Nuehring, was born on October 5, 1930, on his parents' farm in rural Klemme. He attended rural Klemme Schools at Ell Township #3 and then Klemme Schools where he graduated from high school with the Class of 1948.

In the fall of 1948 he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he proudly served his country for 4 years. Ralph's military tenure included time stationed in Okinawa during the Korean Conflict. Ralph fulfilled his role in the Air Force as a Control Tower Operator. Following his Honorable Discharge from service, he returned to Klemme where he lived on the family farm for a time and later made his home in town.

Ralph was a fairly quiet man who enjoyed a simple life as a bachelor. He enjoyed reading on a wide variety of topics and especially looked forward to his newspapers and the Iowa Conservationist magazines. He liked to raise a garden and in earlier years looked forward to a competitive game of cards. Those who knew Ralph well would see him almost daily on his bicycle journey's tooling around the Klemme area.

Ralph is survived by his sisters, Dorothy Brede of Goodell, Mavis Eckes of Long Prairie, Minnesota, Marie VerHelst of Klemme and Inez and husband, Bruce Dunbar of Mason City; brothers, Dean Nuehring of Osage and Keith and wife, Wilma Nuehring of Webster City; two sisters-in-law, Margaret Nuehring of Britt and Doris Nuehring of Mason City; brother-in-law, Art Kemp of Colome, South Dakota; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Owen and Blanche; brothers, Lyle and Morris; sisters, Clara, Grace, and Betty; an infant brother, Lorril; brothers-in-law, Warren Bier, Norman Eckes, Ken Van Nurden and Richard Ver Helst; and sister-in-law, Elsie Nuehring.

 

source: Leader & Signal, Garner, Iowa, 15 Aug 2007, page 6, column 1

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