Taphorn, Raymond (1927-2018)

TAPHORN, NEU, QUIRIN, SIEBENAHLER, SMITH, GALLES, RUTHMUN, ROEDER, SCHULTE, BINDER

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2021 at 17:36:23

Raymond Taphorn
August 27, 1927 - July 31, 2018

Raymond Taphorn, age 90, of Alta, Iowa, died on July 31, 2018, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Raymond, a son of John and Helen (Neu) Taphorn, was born on August 27, 1927, in Templeton, Iowa. Baptized as an infant, he, later, received his first communion and was confirmed in the Catholic faith.

Growing up, Ray attended school through the eighth grade at Odebolt. On March 15, 1946, he was drafted into the United States Army. He, proudly, served his country until his honorable discharge on May 14, 1947. In 1953, he moved to Ida Grove, Iowa, to start farming on his own. On June 2, 1956, Ray married Frances Quirin at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Subsequently, they were blessed with two children: Allen and Keith. A member of Sacred Heart Parish in Ida Grove, Ray, later, joined St. Mary’s Parish in Storm Lake. At one point, he served on the Ida Grove School Board for one term. In addition, he belonged to both the American Legion in Ida Grove and the Ida County Pork Producers.

In his spare time, Ray enjoyed raising cattle. In addition, he valued his family, and he enjoyed doing everything together with his wife, Frances. Treasuring his children and grandchildren, he loved attending their activities. During his years farming, he enjoyed having coffee at the H & W Feed Store in Ida Grove. Later, he would go for coffee at the Hy-Vee in Storm Lake. Lovingly remembered as a father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Ray will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

Those left to cherish his memory include his children: Allen (Kris) Taphorn, of Storm Lake, Iowa, and Keith (Nancy) Taphorn, of Aurora, Colorado; his grandchildren: Erin (Dan) Nguyen and Carly, Collin, and Matthew Taphorn; his siblings: Clara Siebenahler, Sister Janet Taphorn, Joan Smith, James (Joan) Taphorn, Lois (John) Galles, and Irene (Pete) Ruthmun; his sisters-in-law: Lois Taphorn, Charlotte Binder, and Margaret Binder; and his brother-in-law, Ed (Charlene) Quirin; as well as extended family members and many friends.

Ray was preceded in death by his parents, John and Helen Taphorn; his wife, Frances; his siblings: Robert Taphorn, Marian Roeder, and Rita Schulte; his brothers-in-law: Greg Siebenahler, Lee Smith, Urban Roeder, Leo Schulte, and Floyd and Don Binder.

A funeral mass will be offered on Monday, August 6, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 5, 2018, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake with a Knights of Columbus recitation of the rosary at 5:00 p.m. and a vigil service at 6:30 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the Brushy Creek Honor Flight, 320 South 12th Street, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501, www.brushycreekhonorflight.com , or to Storm Lake Dollars for Scholars, 119 West 6th Street, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588, www.stormlake.dollarsforscholars.org . The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.

Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, Storm Lake, Iowa, 2018.

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