Brian Lynn WILKER

WILKER, KOBRINGER, SALWALKE, EVENSON, HECKMANN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:43

April 4, 1968 ---- September 8, 2017

Brian Wilker, 49, of Belmond, Iowa died Friday, September 8, 2017 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond, Belmond, Iowa. Memorial Services will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville, Iowa. There will also be a two hour visitation from 9-11 am before services at the church on Wednesday. Rev Lynn Noel will be the Officiant. Inurnment will follow at Postville, Cemetery, Postville, Iowa. Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Postville, Iowa is helping the family with the arrangements.

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Brian L. Wilker, 49, of Belmond, Iowa passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond in Belmond, Iowa.

Brian Lynn, the son of Fred and Gladys (Kobriger) Wilker, was born April 4, 1968 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Postville, Iowa. He was baptized in the hospital shortly after his birth. Brian lived at home for the first six years of his life. He then moved to Hills & Dales Child Development Center in Dubuque, Iowa for several years. For the past twenty-six years Brian has been a resident of the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond in Belmond, Iowa.

Brian loved listening to country and polka music as long as the bass was loud. He loved the sound of loud race cars because he could feel the vibrations. Brian had a hearty laugh and a highlight in his life was being the best man for Scott and Monica Salwalke’s wedding.

Even though Brian had multiple handicaps, he was a true fighter. He showed it by proving the doctor’s wrong. They predicted he would not live to be twenty and he made it to forty-nine years. Brian also participated in the Special Olympics and won many medals and ribbons. Brian had a special connection with his Grandma Wilker, now they have connected again and both are at peace.

Brian is survived by his parents, Fred and Gladys Wilker of Postville, Iowa; two brothers, Brad (Errin) Wilker of Castalia, Iowa; and Brent (Tracy) Wilker of Waverly, Iowa; five nieces and nephews, Bretton, Brandon, Brayden, Ella, and Bryant; and his aunts and uncles, Harold (Joann) Kobriger of Forest City, Iowa; DiAnn Evenson of West Union, Iowa; Karen Heckmann of Oelwein, Iowa; and Ken Kobriger of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Brian was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Arno and Ella Wilker; and his maternal grandparents, Frank and Clara Kobriger.

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. Rev. Lynn Noel will be the officiant. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. Inurnment will be held in the Postville Cemetery. Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Postville, Iowa is assisting the family with arrangements.

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