Harley Jess Rosburg 1924-1997

ROSBURG, WEIR, NEPPL, RIENHARDT, KORTE, TIREVOLD, GREMS

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 3/6/2013 at 00:22:33

Services for Harley Rosburg, 72, of rural Estherville, will be held Monday at 10:30am at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Johnson of Huntington Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in East Side Cemetery, Estherville. He died Thursday May 1, 1997 at Holy Family Hospital.

Visitation will be from 3-7 pm Sunday at the Henry Olson Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

He was born July 29, 1924 in Ellsworth Twp. Emmet County, Iowa, the son of Jess and Annie (Weir) Rosburg. He attended rural schools, graduating from Dolliver High School. He farmed all his life in Emmet County area. In 1987 he retired from farming.

Survivors include his wife Norma, Estherville; sons Richard and Steven of Estherville and David of Pittsburgh, PA; daughters; Mrs. Bob (Linda) Neppl, Peterson, IA; Mrs. Jerry (Marilyn) Rienhardt, Estherville; Mrs. Lynn (Diane) Korte, Fairmont, MN; daughter-in-law Alene Rosburg, Estherville; 17 grandchildren; brother, Leo Rosburg, Sherburn, MN; sisters; Edna Tirevold, Cyrus, MN; Mrs. Frederick (Vera) Weir of Trimont, MN and Mrs. Merle (Ora) Grems Estherville.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son Gene Rosburg and twin grandsons. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 3, 1997)