Austin "Earl" GOODENBERGER

GOODENBERGER, BUTLER, DOWNING, PIERCE, GAUGER, CORBIN, SANDBO

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/3/2007 at 20:33:59

Iowa Falls Times Citizen
August 3, 2005

January 23, 1927-July 28, 2005

CORALVILLE—Austin (Earl) Goodenberger, 78, of Coralville died Thursday, July 28, 2005, in Coralville. Mass of Christian burial was held Monday, Aug. 1, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Greene. Burial was at Rosehill Cemetery in Greene. The Rev. Walter Brunkan officiated. Lensing’s Oakhill, Coralville, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials can be made in Austin’s name to Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade St., Iowa City, IA 52240.

Earl was born Jan. 23, 1927, the son of Austin and Eva (Butler) Goodenberger in Scottsbluff, Neb. He spent most of his childhood in Clarion, Iowa Falls and Hampton. After graduating from high school in 1945 he served in the Army Air Force in Germany toward the end of World War II. He worked for the R. M. Harrison Company of Hampton for 36 years. He was married Oct. 10, 1949, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greene to Mildred Downing. In 1985 he moved to Iowa City and worked as a University of Iowa transportation driver until 1990. Earl and his wife enjoyed wintering in Florida and Arizona for several years.

Earl is survived by his wife, Mildred; two daughters and two sons, Linda Pierce of Coralville, Dr. Ann Goodenberger (Dr. David Gauger) of Tacoma, Wash., Dr. Michael Goodenberger (LeAnn) of Salem, Ore., and Daniel Goodenberger (Pati) of La Crescenta, Calif; seven grandchildren, Emily, Peter, Alex, Katelyn, Elena, Ana and Stefanie; a brother, Emery Goodenberger (Marian) of Panora; brothers-in-law Roger Corbin (Jan) of Traer and Robert Sandbo (Pat) of Bellevue, Wash.; sisters- in-law Evelyn Downing of Clear Lake, Margaret Downing of Waverly and Janet Downing of Greene; as well as many nieces and nephews. Earl was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Betty (Goodenberger) Corbin and Lois (Goodenberger) Sandbo.