Woltmann, Norman Maassen (1924 – 2011)

WOLTMANN, HOFFMANN, KNAUSS, WURTZ, MAASSEN, KUBELEK, KNAUSS, IVENGOOD

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/19/2013 at 19:59:30

Name of deceased: Norman Maassen Woltmann

Aged: 86 yrs, 7 mo, 29 days

Residence: Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center, Avoca, IA

Born: Oct. 26, 1924 in Harlan, IA

Died: June 24, 2011; Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center, Avoca, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, June 30, 2011, Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; Pastor Dennis Reich officiated. Interment was held at Graceland Cemetery in Avoca, IA.

Survived by: Daughter, Cheri (spouse, Dennis) Hoffmann of Avoca, IA; son, Robert Knauss of Panama City Beach, FL; 7 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; sister, Nadine Wurtz of Corvallis, OR; 1 niece and 1 nephew in OR; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Adolph and Lillie (nee Maassen) Woltmann; wife of 34 years, Ellen (deceased Nov. 25, 2010)

Education: attended Harlan and Shelby (IA) schools and graduated from Shelby High School with the Class of 1942

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Bernice Kubelek; 1945; location not provided (2) Ellen Bertine (nee Ivengood) Knauss; June 19, 1976; Omaha, NE

Employment: After his graduation in 1942, he farmed with his dad. After his marriage in 1945, he became a self-employed truck driver for 20 years. He drove for Henry G. Nelsen until 1973 when he bought his own truck. After his second marriage, he taught Ellen how to drive a semi and they trucked together for 7 years. In February of 1984, they bought the Nieman Pool Hall and started a restaurant called the Heritage Inn in Avoca, IA. They ran the restaurant together for over 17 years until retiring in October of 2000.

Hobbies/Interests: Norman and Ellen enjoyed spending their winters in Arizona. Norman collected John Deere tractors and enjoyed pulling at antique tractor pulls. He also liked restoring old cars and pickups with the help of his friend, Kenny Kohl. Norman loved music; especially polka. Ellen and Norman went to several polka fests in Nebraska and Arizona.

Sources: ancestry.com, pauleyjones.com