CITURS, Roman Allan 1929-2008

CITURS

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson (email)
Date: 2/10/2008 at 15:35:36

Roman Allan Citurs, 78, of Northwood, Worth county, Iowa, died on February 4, 2008, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Roman Allan Citurs was born on Septembe 24, 1929 to Roman Citurs Sr. and Bessie (McAnally) on the family farm east of Northwood, Iowa. He grew up working on the family farm, and attended school in a one room schoolhouse in Deer Creek Township.

In 1952 he volunteered for service in the Army. After completing his training in Camp Croder, Missorui and Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, he was stationed with the American occupation forces in Frankfurt, Germany, where he was a microwave radio specialist at the headquarters of the U.S. Army Europe, located in the I.G. Farben Building in Frankfurt.

After completing his military service in 1954, he returned to Northwood, and resumed farming on the family farm. On Aug. 27, 1961 he married Wanda Lee Engen in St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin. The couple lived on the Citurs’ family farm where they raised two sons, Alex and Arnel. During his lifetime, Roman was a Deer Creek Township trustee for 30 years and served on various Deer Creek Watershed committees.

Roman was a member of the Meltonville and later Northwood Methodist churches, where he served at various times as head of the Broad of Trustees, on the Administrative Board and Sunday School Superintendent. Roman and Wanda retired from farming and moved to Northwood in 1995, after which Roman held several “retirement” jobs with Northland Construction, the Joyce Elevator, and Rognes Brothers Excavating. He finally retired for real in 2002.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda; by two sons, Alex and Arnel; by two sisters, Mary Johnson and Ruby Harmon; by two brothers, Earl and Karl Citurs; and by other relatives.

Roman Citurs was preceded in death by his parents, Roman Sr. and Bessie Citurs; by brothers, Leon and Ray Citurs; and by a sister, Esther Flatness.

Funeral services were held on Friday, February 8, 2008, at the Northwood United Methodist Church, 1000 First Ave. North, Northwood, with Pastor Wendi Gillan officiating. Burial was in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood, with flag presentation and taps by members of Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood.

The Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. South, Northwood, was in charge of arrangements.