Ohlendorf, David Henry 1946-2017

OHLENDORF, KNIGHT, MAY

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/6/2017 at 08:51:36

David Ohlendorf, 70, of Le Mars, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.

David Henry Ohlendorf was born June 25, 1946, in Le Mars, the son of Louis and Alice (Knight) Ohlendorf. He attended country school near Kingsley and later graduated from high school in Kingsley.

He was united in marriage to Lois May on May 18, 1974, in Le Mars.

Early on, David was a local transport driver for Le Mars Transfer. Later, he owned and operated the Montgomery Ward store in Le Mars until selling the business and going to work for Le Mars Mutual Insurance Company. David worked as a groundskeeper and in maintenance for Le Mars Mutual until his retirement.

He was a longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church in Le Mars.

He enjoyed tending to his vegetable and flower gardens and being outdoors. He also enjoyed reading and watching the Iowa Hawkeyes and Oakland Raiders.

He and Lois enjoyed playing cards with the “gang” and taking trips with their family and friends. But most of all, he loved the time spent with his family, especially the times spent with his grandchildren.

Grateful to have shared in his life include his wife of over 42 years, Lois of Le Mars; a daughter: Lisa (Jeff) Terwilleger of Omaha, Nebraska, and their children: Ashley (Phillip) and their son, Aven, Noah, and Sophia; a daughter: Teresa (David) Czarnecki of Logan, and their children: Corey, George, Sam, and Abigale; a son: Eric (Jamie) Ohlendorf of Omaha, Nebraska, and their children: Caraline, Lauren, and Lila; a daughter: Kate (Sam) Larson of Lincoln, Nebraska, and their children: Henry and Mae; two brothers: Vernon (Betty) Ohlendorf of Tucson, Arizona, and Ronnie Ohlendorf of Pierson; a sister-in-law: Wilma May of Le Mars; and many nieces and nephews who loved David very much.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Alice Ohlendorf; his father- and mother-in-law: Louis and Alice May; and a sister-in-law: Doris Ohlendorf.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., today (Monday) at Grace Lutheran Church, L.C.M.S. in Le Mars. The Rev. Tim Geitz will officiate. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Le Mars. Visitation with the family present was after 3 p.m., Sunday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at Rexwinkel-Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars. Visitation will resume from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church.

~LeMars Daily Sentinel, Monday, March 27, 2017