GERMAN, Merle Ethel (HULLINGER)

HULLINGER, GERMAN, NICKEL, HAGEN, DITTERMAN, LOCKWOOD, DINGMAN, LEEPER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 12/12/2016 at 02:57:01

Obituary ~ Merle Ethel (Hullinger) German
March 24, 1920 ~ February 25, 2014

Leon Journal-Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa

Merle Ethel German, age 93 of Weldon, Iowa, the daughter of Sherman Jackson and Anna Belle (Nickel) Hullinger, was born March 24, 1920 on a farm near Pleasanton, Iowa in Decatur County. She went to be with the Lord on February 25, 2014 at Westview Acres in Leon, Iowa.

Merle attended country school at Bradney and graduated from Leon High School in 1938. She accepted Christ as her Savior at a young age at the New Salem Church. She remained faithful all her life.

Merle married Maurice W. German in a double wedding with her sister, Hilda and Varga Hagen, on June 8, 1941 in Lexington, Missouri. They were never blessed with children, but her nieces and nephews were a great blessing and joy to her.

Merle had a good sense of humor. She was a good neighbor and friend. She was always ready to take on a job or help anyone that was in need. She enjoyed embroidering, crocheting, pieces quilts, writing poetry, baking, and cooking. She was a girl scout leader for many years, helped with Weldon Depot Museum, Hullinger Reunions, and class reunions. She was employed at the Weldon Post Office and for the Decatur County Hospital for many years.

Merle and Maurice farmed near Weldon before building a new home in the town of Weldon. They took several trips to the west coast and throughout Iowa and Missouri. They enjoyed their fishing days together.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband Maurice in 1977; brothers, Farrel, Duane, and Gerald Hullinger; sisters, her twin Pearl Hullinger, Ruby Hullinger, Felma Ditterman, and Mildred Lockwood and husband Vic; and brother-in-law Varga Hagen.

Those who will cherish her memory most are her sisters, Hilda Hagen of Duvall, Washington and Delores Dingman of Tualatin, Oregon; sisters-in-law, Carolene Leeper of Corydon, Iowa and Margaret Hullinger of Yakima, Washington; many nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at the Slade – O'Donnell Funeral Home in Leon, Iowa at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 28, 2014 with Rev. Max Carmichael officiating. Burial will be in the Leon Cemetery, Leon, Iowa.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2016

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