Earl Wahl

EARL WAHL

Anamosa

Earl LaVern Wahl DVM, 91, of Ames, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at Green Hills Health Care Center. A memorial service for Dr. Wahl will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 1517 Northwestern Ave., Ames.

Earl was born March 17, 1923, on the family farm in rural Delaware County, Iowa. He graduated from Monticello High School and received his veterinary training at Iowa State College, where he graduated in 1951. Earl served in the United States Navy during World War II. He married Ann Riecke on June 18, 1948, in Iowa City. He owned a large animal practice in Anamosa, until his retirement in 1987.

While in Anamosa, Earl was very active in civic, professional and church activities. He served on the Anamosa school board, Anamosa Community Hospital board, Lions Club, past president of Eastern Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, member of the Iowa State Veterinary Medical Association and American Veterinary Medical

Association and served St. Paul's Lutheran in Anamosa as a board member, choir member and

Sunday school teacher. Earl was a member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Ames and enjoyed traveling, gardening, reading and photography.

Earl is survived by his children, Teresa (Dr. William) Bailey of Sioux City, Cynthia Wahl of Ames, Gregory (Lee) Wahl of Carmichael, Calif., and James (Donna Ellis) Wahl DVM of Tinley Park, Ill.; grandchildren, Arra (Fred) Katona of Wheat Ridge, Colo., Cathia (Nick) Krehbiel of Hutchinson, Kan., Andrew Wahl of Chicago and Peter Wahl of Bloomington, Ill.; great-grandchildren, Laszlo and Novalyn Katona and Duncan and Bailey Krehbiel; a brother, Robert (Ruth) Wahl of Monticello; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann.

As a show of sympathy, the family suggests memorial contributions be directed to Camp Courageous, 12007 190th St, Monticello, IA 52310; or St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 209 Colorado, Ames, IA 50014.

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