Gossling, Alphonse John 1937 - 2017

GOSSLING, HARTMANN, BEER, HAGEMAN, STRAUBE, HOGENSON, TIESKOETTER, MYERS, GEBEL

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 1/14/2017 at 18:11:54

Alphonse Gossling, 79, of Ossian passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at his home in rural Ossian. Alphonse John, the son of John and Auguste (Hartmann) Gossling, was born August 2, 1937, on a farm near Festina. He attended St. Mary’s Parochial School in Festina. Alphonse was united in marriage with Beverly Ann Beer on April 3, 1961, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Ossian. Alphonse and Beverly raised their family and farmed south of Ossian for fifty-five years.
Alphonse served on the Co-op Board, the De Sales School Board, Parish Council, and was the chairman of the finance committee to build the new church.
He enjoyed reading, visiting, bus trips, and in his younger years, baseball, fishing, and hunting. Alphonse had a gentle spirit; his greatest passions were farming and being outdoors. During retirement, he tended chickens and loved his dogs. Above all, he cherished his family, especially his grandchildren.
Alphonse is survived by his wife, Beverly, of Ossian, Iowa; six children, Terry (Karla) Gossling of West Union, Iowa; Kathy (Don) Hageman of Ossian, Iowa; Lyle Gossling of Decorah, Iowa; Mark (Kim) Gossling of Decorah, Iowa; Brian (Jayna) Gossling of Johnston, Iowa; and Kari (Kurt) Straube of Calmar, Iowa; ten grandchildren, Jonathan and Anthony Gossling, Scott and Paul Hageman, Courtney (Sam) Hogenson, Monica and Jacob Gossling, and Grant, Anna, and Evan Gossling; and his siblings, Marie Tieskoetter of Ossian, Iowa; Martin (Margaret) Gossling of Fort Atkinson, Iowa; Norbert (Darlene) Gossling of Waucoma, Iowa; and Sister Maryam Gossling, F.S.P.A. of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Alphonse was preceded in death by his parents, John and Auguste; siblings and their spouses, Theresa and Alvin Myers, Rita and Robert Gebel, Frank Tieskoetter; and his parents-in-law, Louis and Elma Beer. Ossian, Iowa.
Visitation will be Friday, January 6, 2017 from 4-7 pm with a 3:45 pm Rosary and 7:00 pm Scripture Service at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Ossian, Iowa. There will also be a one hour visitation before Mass at the church on Saturday.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Ossian, Iowa with Rev. Robert Gross as the Celebrant.
A private family burial will be at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery, Ossian, Iowa at a later date.
Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Ossian, Iowa is helping the family with the arrangements.

Source: Grau Funeral Home database

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