William C. Moldenhauer (1923-2010)

MOLDENHAUER, KILLAM, MAHER, CASH, BORTNEM

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 5/23/2010 at 13:55:06

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Saturday, May 22, 2010.

William C. Moldenhauer, 86, of Brookings died Friday, May 21, 2010 at Sanford Foundation Cottage in Sioux Falls, S.D. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Brookings, S.D. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 24, 2010, at Rude’s Funeral Home, Brookings, S.D., with a liturgical wake service at 7 p.m. Condolences may be sent to the family through www.rudesfuneralhome.com.

William C. Moldenhauer was born Oct. 27, 1923, in New Underwood, S.D., the son of Calvin Fredrick and Ida (Killam) Moldenhauer.

Bill was a graduate of New Underwood High School in 1941. He then graduated from South Dakota State University in 1949 with a degree in agronomy. He was united in marriage to Catherine Ann Maher on Nov. 26, 1947, in Brookings, S.D. In 1953, he earned a doctorate degree from the University of Wisconsin. He was professor emeritus of Purdue University and a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy, Soil Conservation Society of America and the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation. He was also an author or co-author of 125 publications, as well as editor or coeditor of a number of books, booklets and proceedings. He is listed in “Who’s Who in the World.” He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and served on General MacArthur’s staff in Guam and the Philippines. He spent his retirement years in the Brookings and Volga area and enjoyed trips to Lake Ottertail, Minn. He had a ready smile for everyone and enjoyed life wherever he was.

He was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings, The Knights of Columbus, the Volga Burrows-Young American Legion Post No. 114, the Golden K, Soil and Water Conservation Society, the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation and Soil Service Society of America. He especially enjoyed writing poetry, and he was a man of great faith in God.

He is survived by his three daughters; Jean Ann Cash, of Minneapolis, Patricia (Alan) Bortnem, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Barbara (Rick), of Normal, Ill.; two sons; James (Renee) Moldenhauer, of Minneapolis, and Thomas Moldenhauer, of St. Paul, Minn.; seven grandchildren, Jason, Angie, Nick, Lora, Stef, Drew and Allison; one brother, LeRoy; three sisters, Pauline, Mary and Fern; and many nieces and nephews. He took great joy in his great-grandchildren, Sydney, Ryen, Sabren, Greyson, Emily, Emersyn, Clover and Hayes.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Catherine Maher Moldenhauer; and two brothers, George and Glen.

In memory of William, the family requests relatives and friends do something loving and generous for your neighbors in need.

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