Harry William Stigge 1909 - 2004

STIGGE, ZURMUHLEN, FENTON, MCVEY, MAIN

Posted By: Deb (email)
Date: 12/17/2007 at 00:40:19

The Burlington Hawkeye December 4, 2004
Harry Stigge
Harry William Stigge, 95, of Danville, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004, at Danville Care Center.
Born Aug. 19, 1909, in Des Moines County, he was the son of John and Matilda Zurmuhlen Stigge. On June 20, 1961, he married Ruth Evans Fenton in Centerville.
Mr. Stigge was a production operator at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown.
He was a member of Danville Baptist Church and New London Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7641. He enjoyed playing cards, feeding the birds and Ford Thunderbirds. He was an avid gardener, especially fruit trees and grapevines, and had an apple orchard. He was a World War II Army veteran and received a Purple Heart.
Survivors include his wife of Danville and Moravia; two daughters, Marjorie McVey of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Bonnie Main of Moravia; three sons, Verle Fenton, Jerry Fenton Sr. and Gary Fenton, all of Burlington; 20 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and three nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Chapel in New London, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mr. Stigge will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Elliott Chapel, with Pastor John Fetterhoff officiating. Burial with military rites conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery in West Burlington.
A memorial has been established for New London VFW Post 7641