Wilwerding, Raymond ( - 2018)

WILWERDING, LEE, ANDREWS, GRIMES, FAH, HEINTZ, STESSMAN, STRAUEL, SHIELDS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/21/2018 at 23:50:08

Name of deceased: Raymond H. Wilwerding

Aged: 85 yrs, 1 mo, 19 days

Residence: Earling, Shelby County, IA

Born: Jan. 29, 1933; Earling, Shelby County, IA

Died: March 19, 2018; Little Flower Haven Nursing Home, Earling, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, March 23, 2018; St. Joseph Catholic Church, Earling, IA; burial was in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Earling, IA

Survived by: Wife of 59 years, Mary Wilwerding of Earling, IA; children, Claire Lee of Omaha, NE, Voni (spouse, Mark) Andrews of Council Bluffs, IA, Kayleen Wilwerding of Omaha, NE, Shari (spouse, Lee) Grimes of Omaha, NE, Dave Wilwerding of Omaha, NE, Susie (spouse, Jeff) Fah of Earling, IA, Doug (spouse, Karen) Wilwerding of Omaha, NE, and Christine (spouse, Shane) Heintz of Nevada, IA; sister, Alice Stessman of Omaha, NE; 23 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John C. and Clara (nee Strauel) Wilwerding; 3 brothers; 3 sisters; infant son

Education: attended St. Joseph Catholic School, Earling, IA; graduated with the Class of 1952

Religious affiliation: member, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Earling, IA; he had served on the Parish Council

Military service: U. S. Army as a Military Police Officer in Utah

Marriage: Mary Catherine Shields; June 23, 1958; Dunlap, IA

Employment: After his military service, he ran a corn sheller, and also drove a tank wagon for the Standard Oil Company in the Earling, IA area. After he was married, he owned the Standard Oil Station in Earling, IA. In 1966, the family moved to a farm south of Earling. In 1990, they moved into Earling where Ray sold cars and took up auto body repair at “Ray’s Auto Body Repair.”

Hobbies/Interests: member, American Legion and the Knights of Columbus; passionate about cars and car repair; spending time with family, especially the family trips to Okoboji and spending time on the water.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com