Blumhagen, Loren W. 1935 - 2020

BLUMHAGEN, SCHNITZLER, BACHELDER, MEANS, CHASTAIN, MANSON, FAST

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:41

Loren W Blumhagen, 84, of Council Bluffs, passed away May 15, 2020, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. We hope to have a memorial service sometime in the fall, but in the meantime, please connect with family through phone calls and Memories with Loren Facebook group.

He was born Sept. 2, 1935, in Castalia, to the late George and Mable Blumhagen. His father passed when he was an infant; his mother married Carl Schnitzler when Loren was in seventh grade, and together they raised Loren and his sisters. He met the love of his life, Phyllis, and married Aug. 8, 1959, in Decorah.

Loren excelled in sports; he played football in the Army as well as at Luther College, and he held the pole vaulting record at Decorah High School and Luther College for many years. He spent the working years of his in service of others. He enlisted for two years in the Army, and made a career as a math teacher, principal and coach.

As he aged and retired, he spent the remainder of his life dedicated to making priceless memories with his family.

Loren was preceded in death by his parents and sister Mardella.

He is survived by his wife; twin sister, Loretta Bachelder; as well as his three children: Greg (Lisa) Blumhagen of Van Meter; Kari (Tim) Means of Council Bluffs; and Eric Blumhagen of Raleigh, N.C.; five grandchildren: Rebecca Blumhagen (Zac Chastain), Andrew Blumhagen, Mackenzie (Lee) Manson, Morgan (Collin) Fast and Hailey Blumhagen; and his great-grandson, Cooper Manson.

Source: Decorah Newspapers May 18, 2020