ARTHUR JOHN BAREIS 1926-1997

BAREIS, DICKMAN, TRUDO, GORDON, MILLER

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Date: 7/4/2005 at 08:45:30

ARTHUR JOHN BAREIS 1926-1997

Funeral services for Arthur Bareis were held Friday, April 18, 1997 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Postville, Iowa. The Reverend Elizabeth Yates officiated. Joann Martins was the organist. The Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery, with military honors.

Arthur John Bareis, the son of John George and Adelia Pauline (Dickman) Bareis, was born March 31, 1926 in Grand Meadow Township, near Postville, IA. He passed away Monday, April 14, 1997 in the Gunderson-Lutheran Medical Center at LaCrosse, WI. He had reached the age of 71 years and 13 days.

He was baptized June 7, 1926 by the Reverend E. T. Finck and confirmed March 17, 1940 by the Reverend Frederick R. Ludwig, both at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville. Arthur attended the Postville Schools. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War.

On May 12, 1972 he was married to Alice Gordon Trudo by the Reverend Norman Ullestad at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. The couple lived on the family farm west of Postville where Arthur and Willard had farmed for 68 years. Arthur and Alice and Willard moved to the home that they built in Monona in 1994.

Arthur is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mrs. Frederick (Marjorie) Miller.

Surviving are his wife, Alice, a brother, Willard Bareis, both of Monona, five stepsons, Michael Trudo and special friend, Kate Hendricks of McGregor, Ia, Mark Trudo and wife, Joan, of Punta Gorda, FL, Rick Trudo and wife, Brenda, of McGregor, IA, Ronn Trudo and wife, Sherry, of Brownsville, MN, Dan Trudo and special friend, Maryanne Verner of Marquette, IA, seven grandchildren, Troy Trudo, Bobbi Jo Reams, Travis McCullick, Ely Trudo, Jessica Trudo, Matt Hammer and Hallie Scarff, and several nephews.

Arthur was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. Casket bearers were Troy Trudo, Joel Miller, Matt Behrend, Erik Palmer, Mark Miller, Billy Reams, John Miller and Joey Schnuelle. Honorary casketbearers were Rodney Gordon, Ron Lechtenberg, Dean Gordon, Bernald Martins and Stan Martins.

Postville Herald - contributed by Mary Durr