Verlon"Pete"Tesch 1938-2007

TESCH, HURTIG, ELDREDGE, EGDORF, HUNNEL, EDWARDS, CLICK, COOPER, KUEHL, KOCH

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Date: 6/12/2021 at 21:05:24

Verlon "Pete" Tesch, the son of Ira and Alma (Hurtig) Tesch was born September 17,1938 on a farm south of Germantown in Cherokee County, Iowa. He received his education in a Marcus Township Country School until the 3rd grade and went on to attend school in Paullina and graduated for Paullina High School in 1957.. On May 29, 1958,he was united in marriage to Darlene Eldredge at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa and to this union three children were born. After their marriage he worked at Lundell Manufacturing and at the Wilson Packing Plant, before he started farming with his dad in the Paullina area. He farmed in the Paullina area until ill health forced his early retirement. The couple moved into Paullina in 1987. He passed away at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, reaching the age of 68 years,3 months and 29 days.

He was baptized on December 4, 1938 at his parents home and later confirmed at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Calumet on April 11,1954 and was currently a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina. He enjoyed farming, the game of golf when he couldn't farm anymore and he enjoyed his family, especially his grandchildren, going to their many sporting events.

Funeral Services for Verlon "Pete" Tesch were held Friday January 19,2007 at 10:30 A.M. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina,Iowa with the Rev. Daniel Wagner-officiating.

Burial was in the Prairie View Cemetery in Paullina, Iowa.

Left to cherish his memory, his wife, Darlene of Paullina;two sons, Michael Tesch of Primghar and Kevin and his wife, Lori Tesch of Paullina; a daughter, Lyngale and her husband, Todd Egdorf of Paullina; an AFS son, Karl Kastner and his family of Austria; ten grandchildren, Chelsea and Katie Tesch; Quentin, LaShara, Tiana and Cordell Tesch and Clark, Cody, Carrie and Chrystal Egdorf; four sisters, Iris Hunnel; Jean and her husband, Dick Edwards; Marney and her husband, Bill Click and Karen Cooper all of Paullina; a brother in law, Merle Kuehl of Paullina; also nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Gerda Kuehl; three brothers-in-law, Jim Koch, Jack Cooper and Jack Hunnel.