Wilbur Lawrence Tigges, 1907-2008

TIGGES, GOODRICH, LINDLIEF, SCHWINDT, REINTS, WINTER

Posted By: Sharon K Hesebeck (email)
Date: 4/19/2013 at 16:11:49

Wilbur Lawrence Tigges
Born: July 3, 1907
Died: January 28, 2008
Age: 100

SERVICES
Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M, Thursday, January 31, 2008 at the St. John's United Church of Christ in Rural Peterson

CASKET BEARERS
Mark Tigges - Larry Tigges - Carson Tigges - Allen Tigges - Tate Tigges - Tom Reints - Tyler Tigges - Donna Schwindt - Debbie Schwindt

INTERMENT
St. John's Cemetery
Peterson, Iowa

Wilbur Lawrence Tigges, the son of William and Esther (Goodrich) Tigges, was born on July 3, 1907, on a farm in Spring Township in Cherokee County, Iowa. He received his early education by attending country schools and graduating from Brooke Consolidated School in 1926.

On September 21, 1932, Wilbur married Marguerite Lindlief at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. Following their marriage, Wilbur farmed the family farm all his life until retiring to Peterson in 1975. During his retirement he still went out to the farm and helped his son for many years. Wilbur was a member on the Brooke School Board and the St. Johns Church Board. Wilbur was also a past member of the Peterson Lions Club. He was one of the first to practice soil conservation by building terraces and contouring. Wilbur loved to ballroom dance, square dance and fishing.

Wilbur passed away on January 28, 2008, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, IA, at the age of 100. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Marguerite on May 29, 2001; his son in infancy, Lynn in 1943; his grandson, Roger Tigges in 1978; his brothers and sisters: Edith, Esther, Earl, Pearl, Eldon and Chester.

Left to cherish his memory are his two sons: Carroll and his wife, Elsie of Peterson, IA, and Neal and his wife, Marilyn of Scottsdale, AZ; one daughter, Joy and her husband, Roger of Lincoln, NE; 8 grandchildren: Mark Tigges (Linda), Gary Tigges(Cindy), Donna Schwindt (Matt Kunitz), Larry Tigges (Cindy), Allen Tigges (Marilyn), Debbie Schwindt, Gerri Reints (Tom), Fay Winter (Bill) 11 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

Warner Funeral Home of Spencer, IA