Delmer Luverne GONDER

GONDER, HEPLER, BURCHFIELD, KNACK

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:42

February 4, 1907 ---- November 29, 1988

Delmer Luverne Gonder was born February 4, 1907, the son of Harve and Clara Hepler Gonder at Greenfield, Iowa. He attended schools in various states as a young man. He was united in marriage to Inez Burchfield of Hugo, Okla., on December 12, 1927, at Hugo, Okla. The couple moved to Vincent for one year, then to Thor for 50 years, and finally to Eagle Grove in 1977. Mrs. Gonder died in 1988. He was a member of the Church of the Open Bible in Eagle Grove.

Delmer Gonder entered Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines November 17, due to a sudden illness. He died there on November 29, 1988, at the age of 81. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Inez. He is survived by one son, Delmer Gonder, Jr., Spirit Lake; one daughter, Mrs. Leland (Evelyn) Knack, Eagle Grove; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on December 1, at the Church of the Open Bible in Eagle Grove. The Rev. Dr. Lloyd Meyer officiated and burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. The Kastler-Babcock Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Eagle Grove Eagle -- Eagle Grove, Iowa
December 7, 1988