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Behrend, Francis 1917-2010

GEICK, BEHREND, HEINS, LOUKOTA, ANDEREGG

Posted By: M. Durr - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 5/2/2010 at 20:21:09

Francis Behrend
GUTTENBERG, Iowa -- Francis Behrend, 92, of Guttenberg, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Guttenberg Care Center, with his son and daughter by his side.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 19, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Guttenberg, with the Rev. Harold McMillin officiating. Burial will be in Friedlein Cemetery, rural Millville. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 18, at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 207 S. First, Guttenberg. Friends also may call after 9:30 a.m. Monday at church.

He was born on May 1, 1917, on the family farm near Millville, son of William and Louisa (Geick) Behrend. He was baptized on Oct. 31, 1927, by the Rev. R.R. Belter and made affirmation of his Baptism on March 29, 1931, by the Rev. James Sopko.

Francis attended Friedlein School in rural Millville and graduated from the Guttenberg High School in 1935. After graduation, he taught one year at the Friedlein School and then went on to farm the family farm for years. That farm will become a Century Farm this year.

He married Ida Mae Heins on Sept. 24, 1947, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville. This union was blessed with two children. Francis and Ida Mae farmed together until her death in 2000.

He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Guttenberg, the Farm Bureau and the Northeast Iowa Antique

Association. He was very active in the church for most of his life. He served faithfully on the church council and committees for many years and late in life volunteered to be a steward to distribute Holy Communion to shut-ins.

Francis' interests included woodworking, genealogy (authored several books), attending auctions, following Iowa Hawkeye football, basketball and Chicago Cubs games, Civil War and World War II history, fishing and spending time with family and friends.

His memory will be forever cherished by his children, Bob Behrend, of Colesburg, and Patricia (Walter) Loukota, of Cedar Rapids; and his grandchildren, Ryan Loukota, of Tucson, Ariz., and Kristen Loukota, of Iowa City.

He also was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Alvina Anderegg; and his three brothers, Herbert, Wilmer and Elmo Behrend.

Dubuque Telegraph Herald, April 17, 2010.
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