Kochendorfer, Louis David 1921 - 2009

KOCHENDORFER, KENNEDY, PALM, MCCUSKER, DELANEY, MILLER, UNGS, HOLLISTER, MILLER, KANN, LEAR

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 8/17/2017 at 10:23:06

Guttenberg Press, Wed., 25 Mar. 2009.

Louis David Kochendorfer, 88, of Guttenberg, formerly of Dubuque, died Thursday, March 19, 2009, at the Guttenberg Care Center.

Visitation was Sunday at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Guttenberg, and one hour before services at the church.

Funeral services were Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Guttenberg. Rev. Marvin Bries conducted.

Interment was at Resurrection Cemetery in Asbury.

Louie was the son of Adolph and Susan (Kennedy) Kochendorfer and was born on Jan. 13, 1921, in Dubuque, at the Dubuque jailhouse, where his Uncle Frank Kennedy was Sheriff. Dad shared with us many stories of those days.

Louie joined the Marines in 1941 where he was with the Marine Canine Corps, training dogs for combat duty in the Pacific, and eventually accompanied the outfit to Wallace Island, British Samoa, American Pango and Ellis Islands.

Returning from the war, Louie moved to Guttenberg and then later married Jean Kathleen Palm on Dec. 24, 1948, in Dubuque.

The couple established their home in Guttenberg where they lived and raised five children.

Louie was an avid hunter and fisherman, and when he retired from John Deere in the 1980's he was able to pursue his enjoyment of the outdoors for many years.

He will always be remembered as a great dad and grandpa as well as a good friend to many.

His love of family, the outdoors and nature was well known and his unique spirit will be sadly missed by all.

Those left to cherish his memory are two daughters, Sue (fiancé, Jim Steen) McCusker and Gina (Dennis) Delaney of Guttenberg; three sons, John Kochendorfer of Guttenberg, Bill (Jean) Kochendorfer of Dubuque, and Adolph (Julie) Kochendorfer of Fort Dodge; six grandchildren, Terra (Todd) Miller, Zachary (Angie) Ungs, Sean Delaney, Nicole McCusker, Jackson Kochendorfer and Veronica Hollister; and four great-grandchildren, Ava Miller, Mason Miller, Isabela Ungs and Mia Ungs.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Jean in 2003; one sister, Jean Kann; two brothers, Adolph Kochendorfer and Milton Lear; three brothers-in-law, William B. Kann, Maurice Palm and John Palm.