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Walke, William Harold 1933-2015

WALKE, FRIEDLEIN

Posted By: cheryl Locher moonen (email)
Date: 10/26/2019 at 12:20:44

William Harold Walke was born on September 29, 1933, to Harold and Ernestine Becker Walke on the Walke family farm near Guttenberg. He attended Jolly Ridge School and graduated from Guttenberg High School in 1951.

He worked for his great-uncle Paul Friedlein for a year and then spent four years in the US Navy, half of that time aboard the USS Neches which cruised the Mediterranean with the Navy’s Sixth Fleet.

Following his discharge from the Navy, Bill attended Iowa State University and then spent more than thirty years as an officer with the Iowa State Patrol. During that time, he completed a course at the FBI Academy in Virginia and received an associate degree from the University of Northern Iowa.

After retiring from the State Patrol, he moved back to Guttenberg. Bill was a member of the local Masonic Lodge, American Legion, Guttenberg Fire Department and served on the Guttenberg City Council.

He enjoyed travelling, fishing, hunting, and spending time with family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral Service: Thursday 10:30 A.M. November 05, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church Guttenberg, Iowa
Interment: Guttenberg City Cemetery

Obituary published by Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg, Iowa


 

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