John H. Manderscheid

MANDERSCHEID, HAYES, HAXMEIER, WITTMAN, BONIFAS, PANKOWSKI, HUSS, NEMMERS, ARENSDORF

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Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - March 14, 2008

Deceased Name: John H. Manderscheid

LA MOTTE, Iowa - John H. Manderscheid, 89, of La Motte, died peacefully Wednesday, March 12, 2008, surrounded by his family at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 15, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, La Motte, where military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 273. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Kingery-Lemke Funeral Home, Bellevue.

He was born on Dec. 22, 1918, in La Motte, son of William and Mae (Hayes) Manderscheid. He married Rosella C. Haxmeier on May 7, 1946, in St. Donatus; she preceded him in death on July 2, 2005, after 59 years of marriage.

He served in the Army during World War II and was a member of the American Legion Post 273 for more than 60 years.

He owned and operated Manderscheid Tap in La Motte for more than 29 years and later worked at the Adams Company in Dubuque for several years.

John was an easygoing man who had a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. He always wanted to know "what's new in the little village."

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, bird feeding and spending time with family.

He also was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 1354, and charter member of the La Motte Fire Department, the first to serve as fire chief.

Surviving are his two sons, Dale (Carol) Manderscheid, of La Motte, and Tim (Kim) Manderscheid, of Burlington; four daughters, Jane (Mike) Wittman, of Ankeny, Patricia (Gary) Bonifas and Brenda (Paul) Pankowski, both of La Motte, and Wanda (Randy Kingery) Huss, of Bellevue; 18 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Grace Nemmers and Rita (Gerald) Arensdorf, both of La Motte.

He also was preceded in death by four sisters; and a brother.

In lieu of flowers, a John H. Manderscheid Memorial Fund has been established.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kingeryfuneralhome.com.

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