TESCH, Rudolph August 1919-2017

TESCH, GROTH, NOBLE, KRONEMAN, THORSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/23/2024 at 17:00:56

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Rudolph ("Rudy") Tesch

Died: July 23, 2017

St. Ansgar, Iowa - Rudolph (Rudy) Tesch, 97, of St. Ansgar, died on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, July 28, 2017, at 1:30 PM at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Toeterville, Iowa, with Rev. Lance Kittleson officiating. Burial will be in the St. Peter Cemetery, Toeterville. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday from 4:00 to 7:30 PM at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, Ia. 641-713-4920. www.schroederandsites.com

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 26 July 2017
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Rudy was born September 6, 1919 on the Tesch farm near Toeterville. He was the 9th child of 11 children born to Otto E. Tesch and Mathilda (Groth) Tesch.

Rudy married Virginia Noble on June 25, 1944. To this union six children were born. Virginia passed away unexpectedly after 32 years of marriage. In the year of 1977, Rudy married Arlene (Thorson)(Kroneman) Tesch. Arlene passed away after a short illness in 2015. They were married 38 years.

Rudy worked on the family dairy farm throughout his life. After retiring from farming he took up golfing and working at the golf course. Rudy had a passion for polka dancing all his life.

At the age of 80, Rudy purchased a motor home. He and Arlene wintered in Texas several years. Rudy was a devoted an active member of the St. Peter Lutheran Church, where he readily used his creative abilities time and again. Rudy left a rich legacy for his family because of his day to day life of living and loving.

Left to cherish Rudy’s memories are five daughters and one son: Jim & Nancy (Tesch) Bell of St. Ansgar, Norman & Kathleen (Tesch) Johnson of St. Ansgar, Duane Tesch of Carpenter, Ia, Douglas & Ramona (Tesch) Bleeker of Steamboat Rock, Ia., Roger & Lori (Tesch) Johnson of Billings, MT; James & Brenda (Tesch) Smith of Summerville, PA. Also, devoted step son Darrell & Sherry Kroneman of Austin, MN. 19 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; his youngest sister Mathilda Olsen of Horseshoe Bend AK.

Preceding Rudy in death were his parents; wives (Virginia and Arlene); nine siblings; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; and two grandchildren, Greg and Hailey.

Source: Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home website

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