Schoenrock, Walter 1910-1981

SCHOENROCK, TOLBOLT, MUECKE

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Obituary

Walter Schoenrock

Walter Gustav Schoenrock, 70, Plymouth County native and lifetime resident, died April 30, 1981, at Rochester, Minn., after a short illness. He was taken April 12, to Rochester.

Services will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church at rural Hinton. Rev. Lee R. Mentink will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of the Mauer Funeral Home in Le Mars.

A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Rev. Arthur Schultz officiating.

Mr. Schoenrock was born June 8, 1910, in Lincoln Township to Charles and Frieda Tobolt Schoenrock. He farmed in that township, moving to Le Mars in 1979. He was a lifelong member Trinity Lutheran Church and was very active in various offices in the church and in community affairs.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Eldon, an infant brother Lester and two grandchildren.

His marriage to Elfrieda Muecke took place May 3, 1933, at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Survivors are his wife, Elfrieda, Le Mars; four daughters, Alice Lambert and Lois Cherin, both of Sioux City; Norma Newberger, Pierre, S.D., and Phyllis Oglesby of Glastonbury, Conn.; 11 grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Louise) Lang and Mrs. Edward (Viola) Lang, both of Le Mars, and Mrs. Wilfred (Leona) Lahrs, Hinton.

Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Friday, May 1, 1981
Le Mars, Iowa
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NAME OF DECEASED & AGE: Walter Gustav Schoenrock, 70, Plymouth County native and lifetime resident
DATE OF DEATH: April 30, 1981
PLACE OF DEATH: Rochester, Minnesota
CAUSE OF DEATH: …after a short illness
DATE OF BIRTH: June 8, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lincoln Township, Plymouth County
PARENTS: Charles & Frieda Tolbolt Schoenrock
SPOUSE & DATE & PLACE of 1st MARRIAGE: Elfrieda Muecke, May 3, 1933, Trinity Lutheran Church, near Hinton
SPOUSE & DATE & PLACE of 2nd MARRIAGE: ---
OCCUPATION: He farmed in Lincoln Township, moving to LeMars in 1979.
MEMBER OF: He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church
SURVIVORS: …are his wife, Elfrieda, LeMars; four daughters, Alice Lambert and Lois Cherin, both of Sioux City, Norma Newberger, Pierre, S.D., and Phyllis Oglesby of Glastonbury, Conn.; 11 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Louise) Lang and Mrs. Edward (Viola) Lang, both of LeMars, and Mrs. Wilfred (Leona) Lahrs, Hinton.
PRECEDED in DEATH by: …his parents; a brother, Eldon, an infant brother Lester; and two grandchildren.
PLACE OF BURIAL: Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hinton, Iowa
NEWSPAPER SOURCE & DATE: Hinton Progress, May 7, 1981