Carl E Graesser 25 Dec 1923 - 23 Mar 2005

GRAESSER, SCHOENFELDER, TRUMPOLD, LANGRECK

Posted By: Netha M Meyer (email)
Date: 3/27/2005 at 11:46:17

Carl E. Graesser, 81, died Wednesday morning, March 23, 2005, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Middle Amana Community Church, by Elder Tony Berger. Burial: Middle Amana Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the Middle Amana Church. Arrangements by Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo.

A memorial fund has been established.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a son, Joel of Oxford; two daughters, Nancy Graesser of Oxford and Colleen Langreck and husband Kenneth of Marengo; six grandchildren, Dustin Langreck and wife Kathy of Blairstown, Shannon Langreck, Brooke Langreck and Brandi Langreck of Marengo and Jessica and Megan Graesser of Middle Amana. In addition he is survived by two brothers, Ivan Graesser of Marion and Robert Graesser and wife Darlene of West Amana; and a sister, Ellen Patik of Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers in childhood.

Carl Ernest Graesser was born Dec. 25, 1923, in West Amana, the son of Carl G. and Emilie Schoenfelder Graesser. He received his education in the West Amana School and attended Amana High School. Carl served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943- 1946. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1947-1951, attaining the rank of staff sergeant. He married Dorothy Trumpold on Feb. 24, 1951, at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colo. When he returned to the Amanas, he was employed by Jake Selzer Construction in Fairfax for several years. He was then employed as a carpenter for the Amana Builders for many years. Following his carpentry work he was a security guard at the Amana Refrigeration Plant, retiring in 1987. Following retirement, he and his wife worked at REC in Amana. He was a member of the Amana Church Society and enjoyed gardening and spending time with his grandchildren.

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Cedar Rapids Gazette
24 March 2005
Edition: F Page: 5B
Record Number: 1487031