ORVILLE CHARLES MAKER 1919-1992

BLOCK, MAKER, RICKER, HEINS, BENTRIM, BENNING, BELTZ, SCHROEDER, SHAW, MEYER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 7/18/2005 at 13:47:26

Orville "Bud" Maker

Funeral services were held for Orville "Bud" Maker, 72, Thursday, Jan. 30, 1992, at Schutte Funeral Home, Postville. Pastor Charles W. Miller officiated the service with burial in Postville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jerry Maker, Gary Maker, Bob Maker, Roger Maker, Roger Moeller and Arlyn Schroeder.

Orville "Bud" Charles Maker, son of Arthur Fritz and Emma Martha (Block) Maker, was born February 1, 1919, at Guttenberg. He attended rural schools near Guttenberg and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the North African and European Campaigns. He was married to Lorna Ricker. To This union a son, David, was born. Later he was married to Anna Marie Heins. They had three sons, Terry, Rick, and Rodney, and a daughter, Roxanne.

He was employed in Postville all of his life, working for the Postville Farmers Cooperative in the feed department. He retired at the age of 62. Orville "Bud" Maker died Monday, Jan. 27, 1992, in Delaware County Memorial Hospital at Manchester.

Survivors include four sons, David of Elkader, Terry and Rick Maker of Cedar Rapids, Rodney of Downing, Calif.; a daughter, Roxanne (Mrs. Charlie) Bentrim of Cedar Rapids; 19 grandchildren: Jerimie and Andrew Maker, Josh and Nicholas Maker, Jessica Benning, Matthew Fritz, Lindsay, Brianna and Ty Bentrim, Daniel, Dennis Roxanne M., Donald, Becky and Gary Maker and Marvin, David and Tammy Maker and Roy Beltz; 7 great-grandchildren, Misty, Krissa, Nick, Josh, Amanda, Shyann and Dakota; two brothers, Ewald of Strawberry Point and Lester of Manchester; a half brother, Howard of Monona; a sister, Agnes (Mrs. Francis) Everett of Marion, and a half sister, Lena Funk of Dubuque.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Lorna; two sisters, Arlene Schroeder and Ruby Shaw; and a half brother, Eldo Meyer.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.

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