Hartje, Kenneth E. (1923-2010)
HARTJE, SCHRAMM, KERN, GAST, CIECHANOWSKI, LAUZER, FISCHER, MACK, JOHNSON, MCSHANE
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 7/28/2010 at 14:11:36
Kenneth E. Hartje
August 17, 1923 - July 25, 2010Storm Lake, Iowa
Kenneth E. Hartje, age 86, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake.
Kenneth E. Hartje was born August 17, 1923, the son of Ernest and Emma (Schramm) Hartje. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith on November 25, 1923, and later confirmed. Growing up, Kenneth attended the Zion Parochial School and later graduated from Truesdale High School in 1941.
On December 7, 1947, Kenneth was united in marriage to Barbara L. Kern at the Zion Lutheran Church in rural Storm Lake. Together they were blessed with three children: Suzanne, Patricia and Robert.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Barbara of Storm Lake, Iowa; his children: Suzanne (Gerald) Gast of Howard Lake, Minnesota; Patricia (Arlen) Ciechanowski of Polk City, Iowa; Robert (Ronda) Hartje of Storm Lake, Iowa; grandchildren: Chad (Nicole) Hartje; Valarie (Ben) Lauzer; Brenda Gast; Erica (Darrin) Fischer; Justin (Megan) Mack; Alicia Johnson; great grandchildren: Ashlyn, Taya, and Malia Hartje; Andrew and Jacob Lauzer; Devon and Coleton Gast; Madison Fischer; extended family and friends.
Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Emma Hartje; sister, Dorothy (George) McShane.
Visitation: 5-8:00 p.m. July 28, 2010, at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. July 29, 2010, at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Storm Lake, Iowa
Interment: July 29, 2010, at Zion Lutheran Church CemeteryCopyright © 2010 Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home
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