Edwin A. Engelken, 1925-2013

ENGELKEN, DRILLINGS, GAUL, HAAS, FISCHER, COOK, MCENANY, TIMMERMAN, BLOEM, BREHM, MORRIS, HAAS, BOECKENSTEDT, KLOSTERMANN, KERPER

Posted By: Cheryl Moonen (email)
Date: 11/9/2014 at 16:54:34

Edwin A. Engelken: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) -
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Deceased Name: Edwin A. Engelken

Edwin A. Engelken
DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Edwin Aloysius Engelken, 88, of Manchester, formerly of Earlville and Dyersville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at Marietta's Place, Manchester.

Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave. SW, Dyersville, where a parish vigil service will be held at 5 p.m., and a Veterans of Foreign Wars service will be held at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Richard Gaul will officiate. Military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 436, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7736 and the Iowa Army Honors Detail.

Edwin was born on Sept. 30, 1925, the son of William and Monica (Gaul) Engelken. He was united in marriage to Aletha Anna Haas on Oct. 17, 1953.

He served in the Army with the Second Armored Division in the Korean War.

Edwin and Aletha moved to Earlville in 1956, where they were dairy farmers until they retired to Dyersville in 1995. He was the 1987 Iowa Distinguished Dairyman.

He was a member of the American Legion Post 436, St. Joseph and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Churches and enjoyed woodworking as a hobby.

He is survived by his wife, Aletha; eight children, Terry (Becky) Engelken, of Washington, Linda (Robert) Fischer, of Vinton, LuAnn (David) Cook, of Nemaha, Lisa (Craig) McEnany, of Nevada, Tom (Cherrie) Engelken, of Earlville, Lori (Curt) Timmerman, of Marshall, Minn., Lynae (Tim) Schott, of Prairie du Sac, Wis., and Lanette (David) Bloem, of West Branch; 25 grandchildren; brothers, Julius (Irene) Engelken, George (Sherry) Engelken and Cletus (Arlene) Engelken; a sister, Alma Brehm; sisters-in-law, MaryLou Engelken and Lou Morris; and a brother-in-law, Lavern (Bernice) Haas.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his father- and mother-in-law, Hubert and Anna (Drilling) Haas; a brother, Elmer Engelken; a brother-in-law, Charles Brehm; sisters- and brothers-in-law, Jim and Imelda Boeckenstedt, Allie and Anita Klostermann, Art Kerper and Richard Morris.

Memorials are preferred to Regional Medical Center Hospice and Basilica of St Francis Xavier.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com .

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