Garth H. Kelting, 13 January 1945 - 27 February 2005

KELTING, KINSINGER, NEWKIRK, BAUER, GRIMM, CROW, CRANSTON, HUGHES, LATORRE

Posted By: Gary Lillis (email)
Date: 2/28/2005 at 20:49:37

Garth H. Kelting, age 60, died Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following an extended illness. Funeral Services: 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, March 1, 2005, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Williamsburg with Rev. Carl Cloeter officiating. Burial will be in Pilot Grove Cemetery, Williamsburg. Friends may call from 4 to 8 P.M. Monday, February 28, 2005 at St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. A memorial fund has been established. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is in charge of arrangements.

He is survived by his wife Sandra; a son Greg and fiancée Dena Jackman of Williamsburg; two daughters, Katie Bauer and husband Scott of West Des Moines, and Natasha Kelting and fiance Tony Hauschilt of Marengo; a grandson, Brody Bauer; a brother, Darlo Kelting and wife Dianna of Grinnell; and two sisters, Lanette Crow and husband Lyle of Oxford and Karen Grimm and husband Kenneth of Apache Junction, AZ. In addition he is survived by a stepson, Mitchell Hughes of Williamsburg, and a step-daughter, Dayna LaTorre and husband Dan of Lander, WY and his special friend and companion, Sadie, his dog. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Arlen and his first wife, Norma.

Garth Harold Kelting was born January 13, 1945 in Linn County, Iowa, the son of Harold and Eleanor Newkirk Kelting. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1963 and attended Omaha Technical College, Omaha, Nebraska. He served in the Iowa National Guard. He married Norma Kinsinger in 1966 in her family home in rural Parnell. The couple resided in Williamsburg and enjoyed 30 years of marriage. Norma died in 1996. He married Sandra Cranston Hughes on November 26, 1999. Garth was a longtime manager of the Phillips 66 Truck Stop. He was a member of the Williamsburg Jaycees and Sport Hill Country Club. He enjoyed the Iowa Hawkeyes, carpentry, fishing, gardening, cooking and spending time with his family and friends.

[source: Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo website. A shorter version was also published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette of February 28, 2005.]