DEEMER, Harold John

DEEMER, PIERCE, WALTER, BENNETT, INGRAM, WEHRLE, MESSINA, KELLER, REYNOLDS, NELL, GROSE, NEAL

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/12/2017 at 08:50:57

Obituary ~ Harold John Deemer
January 02, 1921 ~ October 15, 2012

Leon Journal-Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa

Harold John Deemer, son of William & Emily (Pierce) Deemer, was born January 2, 1921 in Decatur County, Iowa.

Harold grew up in Decatur County and graduated from Leon High School. Harold served his country in the U.S. Army from June 1940 until his honorable discharge in January 1946. On December 11, 1942, Harold was united in marriage to Esta T. Walter in Grant City, Missouri. They farmed near Diagonal, Iowa for 11 years before moving to the Kellerton area where they farmed for many years. Harold was a member of the V.F.W. and Ringgold County Farm Bureau. In the spring of 2011, Harold and Esta moved to Osceola.

Harold passed away at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola on October 15, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents; son John Deemer; sisters Maude Bennett & husband Jesse, Irene Ingram & husband Wes; brothers Albert Deemer & wife Eva, Frank Deemer, Ralph Deemer & wife Helen, Lester Deemer & wife Wilma and Wayne Deemer; brothers-in-law Bob Wehrle, Joe Messina and Jack Keller.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife Esta Deemer of Osceola, Iowa; son Kenneth Deemer & wife Patricia of Olathe, Kansas; daughters Katherine Reynolds of Osceola, Iowa and Patricia Nell & husband Jim of Ankeny, Iowa; daughter-in-law Nancy Grose of Kellerton, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, and 5 great great grandchildren; sisters Helen Wehrle of West Burlington, Iowa, Wilma Messina of Magalia, California; Rosalee Keller of Newton, Iowa; sisters-in-law Vera Deemer of Mount Ayr, Iowa and Dorothy Neal of Garden Grove, Iowa; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A memorial fund will be established to HCI Care Services.

[Interment was made at Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, Iowa.]

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, January of 2017

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