Albert WIBHOLM

WIBHOLM, THOMSEN, MAUER, RICHARDS, BRANAMAN, GJERDE, ELEY

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/6/2017 at 14:20:03

August 25, 1932 ---- December 10, 2016

Albert “Al” Wibholm, 84, of Colo, Iowa passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Story County Medical Center in Nevada surrounded by his loving family. A visitation will be held at Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada, Iowa from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 16, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada, Iowa with Pastor David Burling officiating. Burial in Williams Cemetery in Williams, Iowa will be held at a later date.

Al was born on August 25, 1932, to Anders and Anna (Thomsen) Wibholm in Perry, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Williams High School in 1950. Following high school he joined the Air Force and served in England during the Korean Conflict. While there he met and married Sonja Mauer. After his discharge from the Air Force the couple moved home to the Ames area. Al began classes at Iowa State and began working at Doughboy Feeds as a purchasing agent. He continued to farm and worked several jobs over the years but settled in Colo and raised his family. Al was a member at Memorial Lutheran Church, Colo Masonic Lodge, Za-Ga-Zig Shrine Temple, Colo American Legion Post #139, President of the Board of the Colo Co-Op, Board Member of Story County Humans Services, Packard Car Club, Model A Club, and Farm Bureau Member. Al was very active and enjoyed: spending time with his family, pulling tractor, playing golf, fishing, collecting antique cars, collecting real and toy tractors, dancing with Sharon at the Lake Robins Ballroom in Woodward, Iowa, spending time at their Texas home, going to music jam sessions and spending time with his dogs Taz and Pew.

Those left to cherish Al’s loving memories are his wife Sharon, of Colo, Iowa; children: Evelyn Wibholm, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Robert (Erica Richards) Wibholm, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Norman (Margo) Wibholm, of State Center, Iowa, Linda Z. Wibholm, of Switzerland, Teri (Mike) Branaman, of Galena, Missouri, Lori (Darwin) Gjerde, of McCallsburg, Iowa, Lisa (Dennis) Gjerde, of McCallsburg, Iowa and Tamara (Raymond) Eley, of Zearing, Iowa; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; brothers: Axel (Marg) Wibholm, of Dows, Iowa, Carl (Judy) Wibholm, of Dows, Iowa, John (Judy) Wibholm, of Williams, Iowa, and Ole (Becky) Wibholm, of Blairsburg; many nieces, nephews and close friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Conrad; Sonja and sister Evelyn.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Colo First Responders in Colo, Iowa or Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada, Iowa. Fredregill Funeral Home, in Zearing, has been entrusted with the care of Al and his family.