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Alma Dorothea Ketelsen Preul

KETELSEN, PREUL

Posted By: Marthann (email)
Date: 9/12/2006 at 19:23:40

Alma Dorothea (Ketelsen) Preul December 7,1914 - July 17, 2006
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Denison Bulletin/Review

Denison IA 51442

09/08/2006

Alma Dorothea Preul was born December 7,1914 the daughter of John and Christina Schroeder Ketelsen.

She died Monday, July 17, 2006 at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of ninety-one.

Alma was born in Willow Township, Charter Oak, Iowa. She was baptized in Christ on January 28, 1915 at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak and later confirmed there on April 1, 1928 by Rev. A. Amstein.

She received her education in a rural school near her home and St. John's Lutheran School in Charter Oak.

After completing her education, she assisted her parents on the farm and other local families that needed help.

On February 20, 1935, Alma was united in marriage to Edward Preul and to this union three children were born.

They lived on various farms near Charter Oak. In 1961, the couple purchased the Theresa Jurgensen farm near Ricketts, where they lived until their retirement in 1972 when they moved to Charter Oak.

Alma was a devoted life long member of St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. In her leisure time she enjoyed working in her yard and quilting.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward; her parents; one grandson, Richard Buschmann in infancy; two sisters, Laura Ketelsen in infancy and Alice Lorensen and her husband, Frank and one brother, Walter Ketelsen.

Survivors include one son, Robert Preul and his wife, Cheryl of Ridgecrest, California; two daughters, Norma Buschmann and her husband, Henry of Ute; Betty Schmidt and her husband, Dennis of Denison; eight grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Eldora Ketelsen of Charter Oak; many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 20, 2006 at the St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak.

Rev. Richard Merrill officiated the service with grave side rites held at the St. Paul's Cemetery, Charter Oak.

Art Beeck provided the organ accompaniment for congregational hymns, "Just as I Am, Without One Plea", "What a Friend We Have in Jesus", "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me" and "How Great Thou Art".

Honorary pallbearers were: Brandon Throckmorton, Brittany Throckmorton, Kenleigh Buschmann, Kenton Buschmann, Jeremy Buschmann, Keagin Buschmann, Brady Buschmann, Justin Buschmann, Kallee Buschmann, Christopher Preul, Austin Shadden, Desirae Shadden, Jordan Schmidt, Taylor Schmidt, Randall Preul, Elijah Shadden, Corinne Preul, Jacob Schmidt and Lilly Shadden.

Those serving as pallbearers were: Randy Buschmann, Patty Throckmorton, Terry Buschmann, Alan Buschmann, Brenda Schmidt, Brian Schmidt, Russell Preul and Rodney Preul. Rev. Eugene Ernst officiated at the 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service on Wednesday.

The family invited everyone in attendance at the service to join them in fellowship and lunch at the church, served by the Ladies Aid.

The Huebner Funeral Home in Charter Oak was in charge of arrangements.


 

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