F. Joseph TROUTMAN, D.V.M.

TROUTMAN, CHRISTENSEN, LINDSTROM, PIPHO, VOLKER, WARNKE, MEYER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/22/2010 at 10:57:50

The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA
July 19, 2009

Dr. F. Joseph "Joe" Troutman, 71, of Manchester, Iowa formerly of Sumner, died Friday, July 17, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City from complications of a brain aneurysm. Celebration of Life services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Sumner. There will be no visitation, but the family will greet friends one hour preceding services Monday at the church. A private family committal service will be at Wilson Grove Cemetery in Sumner.

F. Joseph "Joe" Troutman, son of Harley Sr. and Marguerite Christensen Troutman, was born Feb. 8, 1938, in Algona, Iowa. He received his education in the rural school system and attended high school in Algona, graduating in 1955. He received a B.A. degree in education in 1959 from Iowa State Teachers College and a DVM in 1964 from Iowa State University. He was united in marriage with Diane Lindstrom on June 8, 1957, at Good Hope Methodist Church in rural Algona.

Doc practiced large animal medicine in Klemme , Adel, Sumner and Plainfield for nearly 30 years. He had been the regulatory veterinarian at the Dubuque Greyhound Track for the past 10-and-one-half years, and for the past five years, he and his wife have made their home in Manchester.

In addition to his wife of Manchester, he is survived by his children, Amy and Bill Pipho of Green Lake, Wis., Todd and Andrea (Reynolds) Troutman of Dyersville, Meg and Kurt Volker of Sumner, Katy and Craig Warnke of Clarion, Jill and Barry Meyer of Sumner, Dirk and Beth (Ballandby) Troutman of Carroll, and Josh and Wendy (Ganske) Troutman of Rowley; 30 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; his brother and wife, Harley Jr. and Jan Troutman of Barboursville, Va.; his brother-in-law and wife, Frank and Lois Lindstrom of LuVerne, Minn.; three nieces and two nephews.

Joe will be most remembered as a man of great faith and love, which he delighted in sharing with his family and numerous friends. Faith and family were the cornerstones of his life. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests remembrances or memorials be sent to either the United Methodist Church in Sumner or the United Methodist Church in Manchester. Arrangements by Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumner, IA.