Westphal, Merton 1928 - 2014

WESTPHAL, MENSINK, SCHIPPER, BROWN, BURRUS, HERNANDEZ, MILLER, TIBBALS, IHNS, KNODE

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 4/4/2014 at 08:44:01

Merton “Mert” Westphal, age 85, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, March 27, at the Aase Haugen Nursing home in Decorah, IA.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church, 2358-360th St., Burr Oak, IA, with Rev. Matt Larson presiding. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery, Burr Oak, IA.

Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m., on Monday at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, and also after 10:00 a.m., at the church on Monday morning.

Mert’s survivors include two sons: Jim (Becky) Westphal, Ankeny, IA and David (Wanda) Westphal, Decorah, IA. One daughter: Sandra (Larry) Schipper, Austinville, IA. Five grandchildren: Mandy (Mike) Brown, Nikki (Dave) Burrus, Travis (Sara) Westphal, Heidi (Antonio) Hernandez and Sarah Schipper. Three step-grandchildren: Scott (Becky) Schipper, Dan (Kolleen) Schipper and Melissa (Rick) Miller. Five great grandchildren: Peyton & Derek Brown, David and Kaylee Westphal, Justeen & Chainey Schipper, and Nathan Burrus. Four step-grandchildren: Brent, Lisa, Kelsey and Danielle Miller. One brother: Wendell (Karen) Westphal, Nora Springs, IA. One sister-in-law: Jeanne Westphal, Austin, MN. Two brothers-in-law: Roy (Marcella) Tibbals, Lime Springs, IA, and Melvin Ihns, Lincoln, IA.

Mert was preceded in death by his parents: Robert and Fern (Mensink) Westphal. His wife: Wilma Westphal on October 23, 2007. Two brothers: Roger Westphal and Floyd Westphal. One sister: Phyllis Ihns. One sister-in-law: Eleanor Knode.

Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database

Transcriber's Note: Cemetery records indicate he married Wilma in January 1950.

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