Kenneth Zangerle 1936-2013

ZANGERLE, MULVIHILL, SMITH, DUPLER, KEELY, FORREST, RINIKER

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 10/23/2015 at 10:22:19

HOPKINTON, Iowa - Kenneth Zangerle, 76, of Hopkinton, died at his home Saturday, March 30, 2013 .

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 4, at St. Luke's Catholic Church, Hopkinton, with the Rev. John Kremer officiating. Interment will be in the Hopkinton Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Goettsch Funeral Home, Hopkinton, is caring for Ken and his family.

Kenneth Zangerle was born on Aug. 17, 1936, in Sumner, son of Frank J. and Ellen (Mulvihill) Zangerle. He graduated from the Hopkinton High School with the class of 1954.

Ken enlisted in the Army in January of 1957 where he served as an infantryman in Korea and Fort Lewis, Wash.

He returned home from the service and married Maxine Smith at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Sand Springs, on Oct. 17, 1959; she preceded him in death in 1996. The couple made their first home in the Buck Creek area before moving to the Hopkinton acreage.

In his younger days, Ken operated a milkcan route, hauling to Hopkinton Creamery and also was a farmer. Later, he worked at Wilson Foods in Cedar Rapids, Cuckler Buildings in Monticello and Guetzko Construction in Manchester. He retired in 1999.

A great conversationalist and debater, Ken loved to take the side of the underdog. Some of his best debates were sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of black coffee, a cigarette in hand and his sandbox friend John Sackett or sitting at the Triple C with Big Daddy Chuck Bacon. These three men could easily solve the world's problems. All you had to do was ask.

A prideful man without boasting, Ken took great pride in pointing out a building or bridge that he had worked on, most notably the wooden bridge in Hazelton's Fontana Park and the Delhi Dam (the part that is still standing). A patriotic man at heart, he was proud to have all of his children serve their country whether active duty or in supporting of the troops.

Surviving are six children, Charles (Paula) Zangerle, of Manchester, Mary Zangerle, of Carroll, Lorraine Zangerle, of Mons, Belgium, William (Nina) Zangerle, of Lisbon, Edward Zangerle, of Burlington, Texas, and David Zangerle, of Marion; nine grandchildren, Christina, Ashley, Cedar, Cyrus, Caan, Brad, Greg, Jenny and Shanna; six siblings, Douglas (Colleen) Zangerle, of Solon, Sandy (Tom) Dupler, of Cedar Rapids, Joyce Keely, of Colorado, Virginia Forrest, of Marion, Herschel (Shelley) Zangerle, of Marengo, and Greydon (Kristin) Zangerle, of Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Judy; a sister-in-law, Shirley Riniker; and two brothers-in-law, Lynn Forrest and Walter Kraus.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.goettschonline.com.

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Wednesday, April 3, 2013