Wirth, Keith (1944-2010)
WIRTH, WEIGEL, WALTON, COFFMAN, DODDER, GULICK, KRUEGER, PETERSON, FAUST
Posted By: Paul Nagy, volunteer (email)
Date: 10/29/2010 at 13:44:11
Keith Wirth
April 25, 1944 - October 8, 2010Keith Wirth, age 66, of Thompson, died Friday, October 8, 2010, in Rochester, Minnesota, following a lengthly illness.
Keith was born April 25, 1944, to Joseph and Verna (Weigel) Wirth. He graduated in 1962 and joined the army reserves serving as an army sergeant. He then worked in various sales jobs and was a real estate agent in Bella Vista, Arkansas.
He was united in marriage on December 28, 1977, to Barbara Walton. They began farming together in southwest Missouri, and in 1988, they moved to the Thompson, Iowa, area.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; a step-daughter, Lisa Coffman; a step son, Jon Dodder; four brothers, Garald, Leroy, Cecil and Dennis Wirth; three sisters, Mary Jo Gulick, Faye Krueger and Judy Peterson; four sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; and numerous nieces, nephews and their families. He was preceded in death by his father; his mother; one brother, Jon Wirth; one sister, Juanita Faust; two brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law.
Keith enjoyed hunting, gardening and working with his wife, Barbie. He had a life-long love of farming and raising livestock. He will be missed dearly by many.
Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 PM on Thursday, October 14, 2010, at St. James Catholic Church in Forest City with Father Dennis Miller officiating.
Inurnment will be at St. James Catholic Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 PM on Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City.
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