Weitzel, Phillip W. (1937-2015)
WEITZEL, KOLBE, BEEM, HANSON, CRANDALL, KINGERY, GRAY, ACKERMAN, KORN, WALLACE, RANDOLPH, THAYER, OLSON, CLAYTON-PUTNEY, KING
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 6/25/2015 at 19:54:00
Phillip W. Weitzel
August 5, 1937 - June 2, 2015Phil Weitzel, age 77, of Newell, Iowa, died on June 2, 2015, at his home in rural Newell.
Phillip William Weitzel, a son of Albert and Mae (Kolbe) Weitzel, was born on August 5, 1937, in Early, Iowa. Baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Early, he attended grade school at Century School, Clinton Township #3. In 1955, he graduated from Early High School.
On February 25, 1995, Phil married Carla Beem at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Newell.
A proud member of the Iowa National Guard Reserve for eight years, Phil, also, served on the Rural Electric Co-op board for the Sac Region for twenty-one years, the Sac County Extension for eight years, and the Farmer’s Co-op board for twelve years. A member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Newell, Phil served as an elder and trustee.
Phil spent his life farming. He loved the outdoors. Until this spring, he, especially, liked walking his yard to make sure no dandelions were growing up on it. Most of all, however, Phil loved his children and grandchildren. He, always, wanted to know where they were and what they were doing. His cat, Sam, also held a special place in his heart. Sam was treated like a baby, even during Phil’s hospital stay. Phil will be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend and will be deeply missed.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Carla Jean Weitzel, of Newell, Iowa; his children,: Mylynn (Wade) Hanson, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Rhonda (Don) Crandall, of Chandler, Arizona; his step-children: Jeff Kingery, of Newell, Iowa, Amy Gray, of Lake City, Iowa, Jennifer Kingery (Jerry Ackerman), of Lytton, Iowa, and Ryan Kingery, of Paynesville, Minnesota; his grandchildren: Shelby Kingery; Sophie Jean; J.J. Ackerman; Austin Kingery (friend, Anastasia Dennison); Andrew, Nick, and Megan Gray; Paige and Brett Korn; Cassidy Wallace; Britney (Josh) Randolph; and Evan Hanson; his brother, Eugene (Sandra) Weitzel, of Early, Iowa; his sisters, Elaine (LaDonn) Thayer, of Odebolt, Iowa, and Kay (Allen) Olson, of Nemaha, Iowa; and his sisters-in-law, Debbie (Bart) Clayton-Putney, of Newell, Iowa, and Diane (Allen) King, of Knoxville, Iowa; as well as nieces, nephews, extended family members and many friends.
Phil was preceded in death by his parents and a sister.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 6, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Newell. Burial will follow in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in rural Early, Iowa. Visitation will take place on Friday, June 5, 2015, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
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