Melvin Herman August Oberhokamp (1926-2016)

OBERHOKAMP, SHAW, CLARK, HERRINGTON, ROGGENDORF, BRINKMEYER, BOEKE, REISETTER, MANNETTER, WRIGHT, RISDAL

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 10/31/2016 at 16:32:52

Obituary From Boeke Funeral Homes, Hardin County, Iowa.

Obituary for Melvin Herman August Oberhokamp

Melvin Oberhokamp, age 89, of Nevada, IA, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, IA.

Melvin was born October 27, 1926, to Gustav and Marie Oberhokamp, immigrants to the German community in Hart Township, Minnesota. He was baptized on November 7, 1926, at St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Church, Winona County, Minnesota, and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hubbard, Iowa. He attended country school in the Hubbard and Zearing area. Melvin served in the Marines during World War II. On April 18, 1948, he was united in marriage to Margaret Shaw at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hubbard. They celebrated 60 years of marriage before her death in 2009. Melvin was a life-long farmer in several areas of Hardin County and in 1961 moved to the family farm south of Radcliffe in Hamilton County. Melvin continued to reside there until January 2015 when he moved to Windsor Manor in Nevada.

Melvin was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and the American Legion in Radcliffe. He took great pride in his military service to his country and his heritage. He especially loved the visits from his many German relatives over the years. In 1996, he and Margaret took the trip of their lifetime to Germany to visit his extended family. His passion was farming and all things associated with it. His joys were tinkering in his shed, engineering tools and aids to simplify the work, fishing, visiting neighbors, friends and family, and in later life, tending his vegetable garden.

Survivors include five children: Roger Oberhokamp, Collins, Iowa; Kathy (Terry) Clark, Cambridge, Iowa; Linda (Jim) Herrington, Ellsworth, Iowa; Randy Oberhokamp, Rhodes, Iowa; Lisa (Brian) Roggendorf, Marion, Iowa; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and three sisters: Arlene (Phillip) Brinkmeyer, Hubbard, Iowa; Marjorie (Tom) Boeke, Spirit Lake, Iowa; Mary (Linn) Reisetter, Newton, Iowa; brothers-in-law, Melvin Boeke, Hubbard, Iowa; and Jim (Nancy) Shaw, St. Johnsville, New York, and many other relatives and friends.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, an infant brother, Günther, his sisters and brothers-in-law, Doris Boeke, Ruth and James Mannetter, Jean and Kenneth Wright, and sister-in-law, Joan and Don Risdal.

Service
Tuesday Oct 11
10:30 AM
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
601 Isabella
Radcliffe, IA 50230

Cemetery Details
Location
Eastlawn Memory Gardens
Hwy 175
Eldora, Iowa 50627

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