LEMKE, Laurice A. (1929-2010)

LEMKE, WHITNEY, MEINDERS, SUNTKEN, ROHLF, GREIMAN, BRUBAKER, WHITE, STROMER, HOMANN, KING, JURGEMEYER, LEWIS, SELLNER, VOLKMAN, MITCHELL

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 6/29/2013 at 23:46:36

KLEMME-Laurice A. Lemke, 81, of Klemme, died on Friday, August 27, 2010, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, August 30, at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme, with Pastor Donna Buckman officiating. Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery. The Cataldo Funeral Home
was in charge of the arrangements.

Laurice Allen Lemke, the son of William H. and Ethel (Whitney) Lemke, was born on January 31, 1929, on the family farm in rural Klemme. He attended the rural schools of Liberty Township until the eighth grade and graduated from
the Klemme High School in 1945. On February 1, 1948, he married Marjorie Meinders at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme. They farmed west of Klemme until 1992, when they retired and moved into Klemme. In
2004, they moved into Garner.

Laurice enjoyed their Brown Swiss dairy herd, farming and spending time with his family. He was a member of the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme, where he served as a deacon, elder, Sunday School Superintendent and a mentor for confirmation students. He also was active in Farm Bureau, the Garner Creamery Board, REC and 4-H.

Laurice is survived by his four children, Gwen (Byron) Suntken of Meservey, Paige (Dave) Rohlf of Altoona, Lynn (Valerie) Lemke of Olathe, Kansas and Michele (Stan) Greiman of Garner; grandchildren, Neal Suntken (fiancée, Dana
Brubaker), Adam (Sandy) Suntken, Emily (Verlyn) White, Joel Rohlf, Amanda Rohlf, Joshua Lemke, Rebecca Lemke, Brandon (Libby) Stromer, Edward (Cindy) Greiman, Angela (David) Homann and Matthew (Angela) Greiman; great-grandchildren, Erin Suntken, Abbie Suntken, Jake Suntken, David King, Nick King, Andrea White, Cameron White, Blaize White, Taylor Homann, Joshua Homann, Reid Homann, Grace Greiman, Shelby Greiman and Jacob Greiman; two brothers, Bill Lemke of Weyerhauser, Wisconsin and Byrnes (Stella) Lemke of Mason City; two sisters-in-law, Gladys Jurgemeyer of Garner and Mildred Lewis of Logan, New Mexico; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie on January 13, 2006; his parents; son-in-law, Doug Stromer; sisters, Helen Sellner, Ethel Volkman and
Lorraine Mitchell; and granddaughter-in-law, Kim Suntken.