Staab, Richard G. 1920-2004

STAAB, STROHBEEN, TENTINGER

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 2/28/2009 at 18:15:49

REMSEN, Iowa -- Richard George Staab, 84, of Remsen died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars, Iowa.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Remsen, with the Revs. Timothy Johnson and Thomas Hart officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today, with a parish rosary at 3 p.m., a vigil prayer service at 7:30 p.m. and a Catholic Order of Foresters and Knights of Columbus rosary at 8 p.m., all at Fisch Funeral Home in Remsen.

Richard was born March 20, 1920, on the family farm in rural Remsen, the son of Frank and Minnie (Strohbeen) Staab. He was raised on the family farm. He received his education at St. Mary's Catholic School in Remsen. He then engaged in farming with his father and also did general trucking. He served in the U.S. Army from Oct. 24, 1942, until his discharge on July 3, 1943. He then returned to the family farm.

On May 29, 1951, he married Elaine Tentinger in Remsen. The couple made their home on the family farm, which he operated. He also worked for Plymouth County in road maintenance. In addition, he worked part-time for Farmer Co-op Elevator and tended bar for several establishments in Remsen. They retired on the farm in 1983, and he continued to work part-time for Plymouth County road maintenance and the Farmers Co-op. They moved into Remsen in November 2000.

He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Catholic Order of Foresters, Knights of Columbus and the American Legion Post 220. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, bowling, woodworking and his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Elaine of Remsen; three sons and their wives, Roger and Renee of Crawford, Neb., John and Kathy of Le Mars, Iowa, and Philip and Diane of Remsen; three daughters, Sue Hoesing of Sioux City, Jane Staab and Mary and her husband, Dave Plathe, all of Remsen; nine grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Olga Stoffel of Woodville, Wis., and Thelma Brown of Gunnison, Colo.; and two sisters-in-law, Rosemary Staab and Marion Staab, both of Remsen.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Mark; and two brothers, Ralph and Mike.

Pallbearers will be Emily and Corey Staab, Nick and Krystal Hoesing, Kristine McDermott and Rick Plathe. Honorary pallbearers will be Lindsey and Drew Staab and David Plathe Jr.

~Source: The Sioux City Journal, June 22, 2004
~Part of the Darrell E. Obituary Collection