GRIMM, James Thomas 1924-2004

GRIMM, MARIK, KOEBRICK

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/17/2009 at 17:10:25

ORCHARD, IOWA — James T. Grimm, 80, of 3275 Valley Ave., Orchard, died Saturday (June 19, 2004) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Charles City. Pastor David Werges will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City, and will continue for one hour prior to services at the church.

James Thomas Grimm was born May 19, 1924, in Chester, the son of Charles and Caroline (Marik) Grimm. He attended school in Colwell, and on Aug. 15, 1943, he was united in marriage to Annabelle Koebrick at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple farmed in the Colwell and New Haven areas, and Jim also worked at White Farm, and later as a welder, building large gravity bins in Osage.

Jim was a member of the St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and a member of the Farm Bureau.

Jim enjoyed welding and woodworking, building many birdhouses. Jim also enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins on television, country music and dancing “The Jig.”

Jim is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife, Annabelle Grimm, of rural New Haven; his children: Beverly (Robert) Friend, of Charles City, Jeanne (Jim) Loomer, of Greene, Roger (Judy) Grimm, of Elma, LeRoy (Sue) Grimm, of Independence, Carol Grimm, of Osage, Kathy Kimm, of Charles City, Richard (Theresa) Grimm, of Osage, Robert (Shelley) Grimm, of New Haven, Julie (Lawrence) Foth, of Osage, and Janelle (Bill) Nuehring, of Rockwell; his sister, Charlene (Johnny) Lampson, of Charles City; his grandchildren: James (Kari) Friend, Angela Friend, Bobbi (Dusty) Stotler, Lori Loomer-Hoodjer and friend, Rob Zahnd, Kimberly Grimm and friend, Diane Eyestone, Holly Grimm and friend, Matt See, Ryan Grimm, Jayne Grimm, Malisa (Al) Cairo, Carrie Davidson and friend, Ryan Rassmussen, Michael Davidson, Vicki (Ken) Low, Heath (Angela) Grimm, Chris Grimm, Jenny (Will) Wilson, Mindy Kimm, Matt Kimm, Nathan Frein, Jackie (Justin) Muller, Eric (Amy) Foth, Rachel (Clay) Weaver, Rebecca Beek, and Caleb Nuehring; and his great-grandchildren: Sommer Stotler, Keaton Shane, Spenser Popinga, Austin and Taylor Cairo, Stephanie, Allison, and Ryan Low, Emma Grimm, Chase, Harley, and Billy Wilson, and Brett and Cheyla Weaver.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father, Ivan McDaniel; a son, Ralph Grimm; his brother, Henry Grimm; and his sisters, Evelyn Hector and Lillian Schmitt.

Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or to the American Heart Association.

Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.

[Globe Gazette]