Roger D Folkmann, 04 Aug 1948 - 03 Aug 2021

FOLKMANN, FICKEN, TIPPIE, SPROUSE, FURLER, HUEDEPOHL, KNOX, TRYON, ROBERTS

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 8/12/2021 at 09:56:09

Roger Folkmann, 72, of Iowa City, passed away on August 3, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospital.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 -7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 6, 2021 at Lensing’s Oak Hill Funeral Home, 210 Holiday Road, Coralville. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City. Interment will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Williamsburg.

Roger was born on August 4, 1948, in Williamsburg, Iowa to Raymond and Elfrieda (Ficken) Folkmann. After graduating from Williamsburg High School, Roger started working at Chub's Gas Station as a mechanic. In 1966 he married Becky Tippie and to this union, two children were born, Rodney and Chelle. The couple later divorced. Roger married Sondra Sprouse in 1986 and remained married until her passing in 2011. In 2015, he married Kathy Furler Huedepohl, who survives him.

Throughout his life, Roger had several careers. He owned & operated R & R Cycle for several years and was a gas and petroleum delivery driver, employed locally in Williamsburg area for many years.

Roger enjoyed being a volunteer firefighter for Williamsburg, visiting and helping his family and friends and singing along with the radio. In his spare time, he also enjoyed repairing and restoring cars, camping and traveling.

Roger is survived by his wife, Kathy; children: Rodney (Linda) Folkmann and Chelle (Jason) Knox; stepchildren, Andrew (Kit) Huedepohl and Kate (John) Tryon; siblings: Sue (Ron) Roberts, Keith (Carol) Folkmann and Randy (Christine) Folkmann as well as nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his second wife, Sondra.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lensingfuneral.com, where you may share a memory of Roger.

Published on Lensing Funeral Home, an abbreviated verison was published in The Gazette on August 5, 2021.