George Dresselhaus 1906-2003

DRESSELHAUS, WENIG, WIEMERSLAGE, WILD, JASS, SHOLES, MARTIN, PAUS

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 8/14/2004 at 03:33:00

George H. Dresselhaus, 97, of Lansing and formerly of McGregor, died Tuesday, November 11, 2003, at Thornton Manor Care Center in Lansing, following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Friday, November 14 at St. Luke's United Church of Christ in Eitzen, Minn., with Rev. Wayne Lura officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Martin Funeral Home, Waukon, was in charge of arrangements. George Henry Dresselhaus was born May 31, 1906, on the rural Dorchester farm of his parents, Henry and Elizabeth (Wenig) Dresselhaus. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Luke's United Church of Christ in Eitzen where he remained a life-long member. His father died when George was six and he moved to Eitzen, where he attended school. From the age of 12, he operated the family farm where he raised beef cows, which he milked, as well as pigs and chickens. In August of 1934, he married Irma Wiemerslage at her parents' farm. They farmed together until her death in 1972. In June of 1978, he married Evelyn Regan Wild at the Little Brown Church in Nashua and moved to McGregor. He has been a resident of Thornton Manor in Lansing since 1999. George loved farming and living the rural life and visiting with neighbors and friends. He enjoyed fishing and doing some traveling with his family and was particularly fond of spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, of McGregor; two sons, Bob (Jean) Dresselhaus of Lewiston, Minn., and Norman (Beverly) Dresselhaus of New Albin; five grandchildren, Jana (Dan) Jass of Brooklyn Park, Minn., Debbie Dresselhaus of Brooklyn Center, Minn., Tracey (Bill) Sholes of Dorchester, and Scott (Tanya) and Russell (Jenny) Dresselhaus, all of Winona, Minn.; and eleven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Irma; and two sisters, Florence Martin and Clara Paus. Casketbearers were Bill Sholes, Scott and Russell Dresselhaus, Dan Jass, Lloyd Martin, and Gerald Meyer.

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