Earl Altemeier

EARL A. ALTEMEIER

Brooklyn

Earl A. Altemeier, 84, of Brooklyn, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Brooklyn Community Estate. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Monday, June 19, at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn, with the Rev. Brent De Silva officiating. Burial will be in Chester Cemetery, rural Grinnell. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday until service time at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn.

Memorials may be contributed to Brooklyn Community Estate or the Eagles Club in Grinnell.

Earl is survived by his five children, Steve Altemeier of Brooklyn, Stan (Sue) Altemeier of Newton, Christopher Altemeier of Brooklyn, Nancy Evans of Brooklyn and Bonnie Taylor of Montezuma; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three brothers, Leo, Clyde and Doyle; and three sisters, Karen, Jan and LaVonn.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn, in 2007; his parents; two grandsons, Jeramiha Earl Taylor and Steven Mercer; and a brother, Dwane.

Earl was born March 10, 1933, in Newburg, the son of Morris and Beulah Anderson Altemeier. He graduated from Newburg High School. Earl served four years in the National Guard. He was stationed in Minnesota, where he served as a radio operator. He met his wife, Carolyn Sue Ingram, in high school and they were united in marriage on Jan. 1, 1952, in Bentonville, Ark. In the early years, Earl worked road construction, driving both scrapers and finish blades, building Interstate 80 in both Iowa and Illinois in the 1960s. He also drove a bulldozer and dump truck for Manatts Inc. For most of his career, he drove a semi truck in Iowa and Illinois and was owner/operator of Lone Pine Mobile Home Park in Brooklyn.

Earl belonged to both the Elks Club and Eagles Club in Grinnell.

Online condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.