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Richard Clarence Tiggemann

1933 - 2001

 

Richard C. Tiggemann
1933 - 2001

Former Klemme resident, Richard C. Tiggemann, of Mesa, Ariz. died at his home Saturday, April 21, 2001, after a 7-year battle with cancer. He was 68.

A memorial service was held at home on April 26, 2001 with Lisa Dahlen chaplain of Heartland Hospice officiating.

Inurnment will be at a later date in Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme. Mesa Funeral Care at Mariposa Gardens was in charge of arrangements.

Richard Clarence Tiggemann, the son of William and Martha (Heginger) Tiggemann was born in Hancock County on Jan. 23, 1933. He was baptized in the Klemme Reformed Church and attended school at Klemme.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and served his country from 1950 through 1953, having spent two of those years in Germany. After his discharge, he drove semi-trucks for Doden Trucking Co. of Woden.

He married Fern Krull on Nov. 20, 1955 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Klemme. For over 20 years, Mr. Tiggeman owned and operated a livestock trucking business. He had served as a volunteer fireman in Klemme for many years.

In 1990 the Tiggeman family moved to Mesa, Ariz. where Mr. Tiggeman worked in maintenance for an apartment complex for the elderly. He enjoyed traveling, visiting friends and family occasions.

Survivors include his wife, Fern; a daughter, Joan Tiggemann; a brother, Edwin Tiggemann of Garner; a sister, Esther Tulp of Goodell; and a sister, Velma Smith of Mission, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Robert Tiggemann; and a son, Richard C. Tiggemann, Jr.

source: Leader & Signal, Garner, Iowa, 9 May 2001, page 4, column 3

 

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