John Lamping

LAMPING, BERHOW, OLSON, WENTWORTH, SLEPER, ALBERS, SPIEKER, SCHULTC, NJUS

Posted By: Jim Berhow (email)
Date: 2/19/2010 at 14:55:53

Funeral sevices were held Wednesday, April 5, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Buffalo Center for John Lamping, 90 of Buffalo Center. Services were conducted by Pastor Joel Njus. Interment was in Olena Mound cemetery near Buffalo Center and pallbearers were Darrell Lamping, Harold Lamping, Bill Lamping, Marvin Berhow, Roger Olson and John Wentworth. Winter Funeral Service was in charge of the 1:30 p.m. arrangements.

John Lamping was born on September 21, 1876, in Hamilton County, Iowa, to Mr and Mrs. Fred Lamping. He passed away at his home in Buffalo Center, Iowa, on April 1, 1967, at the age of 90 years, 6 months, and 10 days.

He was baptized as a child in a Lutheran church in Hamilton County. In 1897 he was united in marriage to Alberdena Sleper. To this union one child, Dena, now Mrs. Ray Wentworth of Buffalo Center, was born. His wife passed away in 1898. On February 18 1902, he was united in marriage to Gertie Albers. They had seven children: Fred, Boone, Iowa; Mrs Jessie Berhow, New Richland, Wisconsin; Mrs Annie Olson, Buffalo Center; Mrs. Jeanette Olson, Des Moines; William, Belvidere, Illinois; Melvin, Lake Mills; and a son who died in infancy. His wife, Gertie, passed away in 1954.

He farmed in the Buffalo Center-Thompson area for many years and in 1954 moved to Thompson. In 1958 he moved to Buffalo Center, and made his home here until his death.

In addition to those mentioned above, he is survived by one stepson, Ted Spieker of Buffalo Center, two half-brothers, Charles Schultc of Canada and Bernard Schultc of Montana: 46 grandchildren, 103 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.