Carl E. SPELLMEYER

SPELLMEYER, ACKERT, WETZEL

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/1/2008 at 20:16:03

November 1, 2008
Fort Dodge Messenger, Iowa

DAKOTA CITY - Carl E. Spellmeyer, 94, of Dakota City, passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of October 31, 2008. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt with the Rev. J.K. Raether and Rev. Aaron Flatau officiating. He will be laid to rest in Indian Mound Cemetery, Humboldt. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt.

With his passing, Carl leaves to mourn, his wife, Clara May; his daughter, Cynthia Ellen of Opportunity Village, Clear Lake; his son, Brian and his wife Lisa Spellmeyer of Humboldt; his grandson, Will and his wife Carrie Spellmeyer; and granddaughter, Abbey Spellmeyer. Carl was also looking forward to welcoming his great-grandchild who is due in February. Family who have preceded him in death include, his parents; brothers, William, Royal, Vernon, Clarence, and George; sisters, Viola and Dorothy; and sister-in-law, Ellen.

Carl E. Spellmeyer, the son of Gottlieb and Ottilia (Ackert) Spellmeyer, was born November 20, 1914 near Roberts, Illinois. At the age of nine, he and his family moved to Thor, Iowa and in 1925, they made their home near Eagle Grove where he spent the next several years. In 1933, at the age of 18, he worked as a hired man for $15 a month for area farmers. In 1935, Carl went to work for J.H. Rasmussen near Hardy until 1940. With a loan from the Farm and Home Administration, Carl started his own farming operation. It was at the FHA where he met Clara May Wetzel who was a secretary there at the time. The couple was united in marriage on March 18, 1944. In 1948, the couple made their home on a farm near Hardy until moving to Grove Township near Humboldt in 1962. In 1979, they moved to their home in Dakota City. Carl was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church. He served as a trustee for Grove Township and was a director for W&H Coop for 18 years. Carl enjoyed golfing and collecting and restoring gasoline engines. He also enjoyed knitting and had made several afghans and doilies.