Charles Zittergruen

CHARLES ZITTERGRUEN

Guttenberg

Charles W. Zittergruen, 78, of Guttenberg, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Guttenberg. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 21, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Guttenberg. A visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church.

Charles William Zittergruen was born March 11, 1936, to Arnold and Viola (Tomkins) Zittergruen in Guttenberg, Iowa. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.

Charles was united in marriage to Violet Esmann on Dec. 22, 1956, in Dubuque. Charles and Vi were blessed with two children. Charles and Vi enjoyed going out to eat with family and friends.

Charles served the community as a licensed electrician for many years. He worked at Guttenberg Industries for 27 years before his retirement. He then began serving the community by volunteering at the Guttenberg Meal Site. In 2012, he received the Governor's Volunteer Award for his service.

Charles was a longtime member of St John's Lutheran Church in Guttenberg. Over the last two years Charles had been blessed with the addition of great-grandchildren which became his main focus in life.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Violet; son, Dennis (Julie) Zittergruen, and daughter, Diane (Audie) Baumgartner, both of Guttenberg; grandchildren, Heidi (Chuck) Ploessl, Travis (Amy) Bries, Trey (Corinne) Bries and Tara (Travis) Augustyn; six great-grandchildren; sister, LaVonne Witte of Marion; and many other family and friends.

Charles was preceded in death by his parents; a brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Darlene Zittergruen; and brother-in-law, Harvey Witte.

In lieu of plants or flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made in Charles' honor to the Guttenberg Public Library or the Guttenberg Hospital.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.iowacremation.com under Obituaries.