NEELEY, C. Hugh 1918-2003

NEELEY, BOWMAN, LORENZEN, ADAMS

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/9/2009 at 13:17:53

ST. ANSGAR, IOWA - C. Hugh Neeley, 85, of St. Ansgar, died on Monday (May 5, 2003) at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at the United Methodist Church in St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Jay Amundson officiating. Burial will be in the St. Ansgar Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar.

Hugh was born on Feb. 15, 1918, in rural Manly, to Royal and Elsie (Bowman) Neeley. Hugh's education was in rural schools in the Manly-Plymouth area. He moved with his parents to a farm northeast of St. Ansgar in 1933 and graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1936.

Following graduation Hugh farmed, and for 12 years he operated a portable feed mill, grinding feed for the farmers.

In August of 1937 he married Viola Louise Lorenzen. To this union, four children were born. They had a large dairy/grain farm in the St. Ansgar/Toeterville area until retiring in 1987. Viola passed away on June 19, 1983.

Hugh married Virginia E. Larsen Adams on March 14, 1987. They made their home in St. Ansgar. They wintered in Texas from 1987 to 1999.

Hugh was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife Viola; an infant brother; two brothers, Elwyn, in 1988 and Jean in 1989; one great-granddaughter; son-in-law Paul Spindler.

Hugh is survived by his wife, Virginia, of St. Ansgar; two daughters, Marcella Spindler (Marlyn) Gahm of Pearl City, Illinois, and Beverly (Roger) Bartz of Osage; two sons, Garry (Julie) Neeley of St. Ansgar, and Keith (Virginia) Neeley of St. Ansgar; 10 grand-children, Rebecca Spindler and daughter, Lorilee, of Freeport, Ill., Craig Spindler of Stacy-ville, Vanessa (John) Huisman and children, Amanda, Dianna, Matthew and Clarissa of Osage, Darlyne (Paul) Huisman and children, Rachel and Chelsey of St. Ansgar, Christine (Nicholas) Johnson and daughter, Emily, of St. Ansgar, Angela Bartz McEachran (Terry) and daughter, Taylor, of Mason City, Jennifer Bartz (Joshua) Hinders, of Osage, Julie (Dan) Baer and children Jayna, Ashley and Britney of Little Cedar, Karen (Brian) King of St. Ansgar, Aaron (Ingritt) Neeley of Little Cedar; two brothers, William (Jeannette) Neeley of St. Ansgar, and Marion (Chareen) Neeley of St. Ansgar; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Neeley of State Center, and Bertha Neeley of St. Ansgar; also many nieces and nephews. Also survived by Virginia's children, Donna and Lewis Swalve of Garner, Daryl and Beverly Adams of Buffalo Center, Darwin and Thelma Adams of Thompson, Diana and Dale Kramersmeier of Buffalo Center, Doug and Harriet Adams of Fort Dodge, and Denise and Mike Eenhuis of Wakefield, Kan.

Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church of St. Ansgar.

Arrangements are by Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, (641) 713-4920.

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