TEGTMEIER, Lawrence J. 1937-2003

TEGTMEIER, BIRETZ, WEGNER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/1/2011 at 21:43:36

LAWRENCE J. TEGTMEIER

CHARLES CITY — Lawrence J. Tegtmeier, 66, of Charles City, died Thursday (Dec. 31, 2003) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, with Monsignor Joseph Slepicka officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Charles City.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Hauser Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to services on Saturday.

Lawrence J. Tegtmeier was born Aug. 30, 1937, on his mother’s birthday in North Washington, Iowa, the son of Ewald and Mary (Biretz) Tegtmeier.

Lawrence attended school at Riverton School #2 near Nashua, and the family moved to Charles City, where Lawrence graduated from Immaculate Conception Catholic High School in 1956.

On June 14, 1958, he was united in marriage to Joyce Wegner, and to this union five children were born. Lawrence later met Sharon LaRue, and they shared many years together.

Lawrence worked at Rath’s Packing in Waterloo, Becker Roofing in Charles City and for White Farm in Charles City until the plant closing in 1993. He then went to work for the Charles City Park and Rec. Department until the time of his death. Lawrence enjoyed Rendezvous, traveling, riding his motorcycle, leatherwork and knife forging, but his family was always most important.

Lawrence is survived by his children: Denise Faber and her husband, Alan, of Woden, Deanne Knapp and her husband, Chuck, of Charles City, Darrin Tegtmeier and his wife, Debby, of Mollalla, Ore., Rachelle Busch and her husband, Steve, of Trenton, Mo., and Trevor Tegtmeier and his wife, Kristi, of Jacksonville, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; a brother, Leonard Tegtmeier and his wife, Bonnie, of Charles City; and a special friend, Sharon LaRue, of Mason City, as well as many other relatives and friends.

Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Donald Tegtmeier, and a sister-in-law, Darlene Tegtmeier.

Memorials may go to the Red Cross or to the American Diabetes Association.

Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323

Globe Gazette, Jan. 2, 2004