Clark A. Huedepohl 04 Sep. 1929 - 26 Mar. 2005

HUEDEPOHL, ZIMMERMAN, KEIL, RATHJEN, BUTLER, SIMMONS, TIMM, FIEBELKORN

Posted By: Netha M Meyer (email)
Date: 3/30/2005 at 10:07:03

Clark A. Huedepohl, 75, died Saturday, March 26, 2005, in Marengo Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. John's Lutheran Church, by Pastor Douglas Morton. Burial: Marengo Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Kloster Funeral Home. A memorial fund has been established. Survivors include his wife, Genevieve; five children, Vickie Rathjen, Terry Huedepohl and wife Sheila, Connie Butler and Pam Simmons and husband Bill, all of Marengo, and Mark Huedepohl and wife Pam of Shepherdsville, Ky.; 10 grandchildren, Kyle Rathjen and wife Fran, Kirk Rathjen and wife Ashley, Kourtney Rathjen, Shawn Huedepohl and wife Alyson, Heidi Knapp and husband Dave, Aaron Laskey and husband Mike, Brian Butler, Brent Butler, Joshua Simmons and Jalissa Simmons; and 10 great-grandchildren, Payton, Logan, Cole and Caleb Rathjen, Jenna, Collin and Camden Huedepohl, Connor and Caden Knapp, and Madylin Laskey. In addition, he is survived by a brother, Darwin Huedepohl and wife Sharon of Victor; and two sisters, Jasiel Timm of Victor and Phyllis Fiebelkorn of Brooklyn. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sons-in-law, Jere Rathjen and Ken Butler. Clark August Huedepohl was born Sept. 4, 1929, in Williamsburg, the son of Fremont and Irene Zimmerman Huedepohl. He received his elementary education at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Williamsburg and graduated from Hilton High School, Conroy, in 1947. He attended Concordia College in Minnesota for a year Clark married Genevieve "Jenny" Keil on June 4, 1950, at the Methodist Church in Marengo. Clark owned and operated Huedepohl Implements, a John Deere dealership, in Marengo until he retired in 1989. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Marengo, and a past president of the Iowa County Hawkeye "I" Club from 1984 to 1985. He enjoyed boating, fishing, traveling and vacationing at the Lake of the Ozarks. He was an avid Hawkeye Sports fan and enjoyed attending his grandchildren's activities.

Cedar Rapids Gazette
28 March 2005
Edition: F Page: 4B
Record Number: 1491953