Eldon Walter Weiss, 19 Jan 1928 - 30 Nov 2020

WEISS, NEITZEL, FURLER, SANDERSFELD, HUEDEPOHL, HEITSHUSEN, VOGT, KJOS, NIEBES LUECK, NIEBES ZELLER, SMITH, GRAY

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 12/11/2020 at 15:10:54

Eldon Walter Weiss, age 92 of Williamsburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center. A private funeral service will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo. Burial will be at the Marengo Cemetery, Marengo. Social distancing and masks will be required.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Marengo Senior Dining, 1083 Court Ave, Marengo, IA., 52301 or a charity of your choice. Cards may also be sent to the family in care of Kloster Funeral Home, 298 W. Washington St., Marengo, IA., 52301. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting the family with arrangements.

Eldon was born January 19, 1928 at Guernsey, Iowa, the son of Walter Michael William and Marie (Neitzel) Weiss. He attended country school and started farming with his parents as a youth using “horse power”. Eldon was united in marriage on May 8, 1949 to Doris Ann Furler of Conroy. They farmed in Iowa county near Marengo until retirement raising cattle, hogs, chickens, corn and soybeans.

He was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo serving as an usher, Trustee, and on the board of patronage for many years. He also represented the St. John’s Lutheran church as a member of the dart ball team winning many trophies.

From as early as 1945, at 17 years of age, Eldon played baseball for St John’s Lutheran Church, Victor, as a center fielder. He played alongside Louis Schultz former Justice of the Iowa Supreme court. For the next 60 years, Eldon participated as a softball player, a coach and an umpire at all levels. Umpiring high school baseball and minor league open softball for both men and women. In his later years, he was umpire for pony and little leagues, including the Iowa Games each year for many years. He remembers umpiring 184 games in a month in 1984. He truly loved the game. He also loved to roller skate. He purchased his wife Doris’ first roller skates while dating before their marriage. The couple competed all across the midwest dance skating through their 60’s to early 70’s.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Doris Ann (Furler) Weiss, sisters Beata Sandersfeld, Ramona Huedepohl, Doris Heitshusen, and brother LeRoy Weiss.

Eldon is survived by his children, Tammy (Darryl) Vogt of Oklahoma, Ann Kjos, and Glen Weiss of Williamsburg, grandchildren Mandi (Eric) Niebes Lueck of Kalona, Melissa (Reg) Niebes Zeller of Minneapolis, MN, Nicholas (Ryann Smith) Vogt of Cedar Rapids, and Sara (Kyle Gray) Kjos, Waconia, Minnesota and two great-grandchildren Ainsley and Lorelei Lueck.

Online condolences: www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Published in The Gazette December 3, 2020 and in The Hometown Current on December 9, 2020.