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Kischer, Romaine (1922-2019)

KISCHER, JENSEN, WESSMAN, ERICKSON, ENGELMANN, ARDEN, DWYER, DRISCOLL, MCCONN, VANWYK

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 8/20/2019 at 14:40:48

Romaine Kischer
August 29, 1922 ~ May 4, 2019 (age 96)

Romaine Kischer, age 96, of Albert City, Iowa, died on May 4, 2019, at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City.

Romaine was born to Roy and Ella (Jensen) Kischer on August 29, 1922, in Albert City. He lived his youth in Albert City, graduating from Albert City High School in 1940. During World War II, he, faithfully, served his country in the United States Navy from October 3, 1942, until his honorable discharge on January 3, 1946, attaining the rank of Chief Machinist Mate. The Lord spared Romaine’s life on April 29, 1945, when a kamikaze plane hit his ship, the USS Hazelwood, killing 107 officers and sailors.

On August 30, 1947, Romaine married Joyce Wessman in Jackson, Minnesota. They were blessed with five children: Craig, Dawn, Jill, Lex, and Kim. Following their wedding, Romaine and Joyce lived in Storm Lake while Romaine attended Buena Vista College. He, later, continued his education at Iowa State University in Ames. In 1948, they returned to Albert City to take over the family farm from his father. There, he started out milking Guernsey cows. As the Lord blessed his work, Romaine grew his farming operation allowing him to farm for fifty years. Romaine loved farm machinery and appreciated the opportunity he had to farm with both his sons.

At the age of thirty, Romaine accepted Christ as his personal savior at the Marathon Evangelical Free Church. Throughout his life, he witnessed to many people about his faith in Christ. An active member of the Marathon Evangelical Free Church and later of the Albert City Evangelical Free Church after the two churches merged, he served in various capacities within the church. Moreover, he served on the Marathon and Albert City elevator boards and joined the Albert City American Legion Post.

Romaine will be remembered as a sweet and caring man who could talk engagingly with anyone he met. His life, testimony, and Christian legacy will always be honored and cherished by his family which includes his children: Dawn (Steven) Erickson, of Golden, Colorado, Jill (Bruce) Engelmann, of Storm Lake, Iowa, Lex (Pete) Arden, of Allegan, Michigan, and Kim (Jill) Kischer, of Albert City, Iowa; his daughter-in-law, Becky (John) Holmes, of Atlantic, Iowa; his grandchildren: Bryant (Jill) Engelmann, Jennifer (Nathan) Dwyer, Barry (Melinda) Engelmann, Kristin (Mike) Driscoll, Brooke (Chris) McConn, Crista (Jordan) VanWyk, and Trent (Kelsey) and Chad (Megan) Kischer; and thirteen great grandchildren; as well as by other extended family members and many friends. Romaine was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Joyce; and his son, Craig.

Funeral services will take place Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Albert City. Burial will follow in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. Visitation is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2019, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements.

Sliefert Funeral Homes, Albert City, Iowa, 2019.


 

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