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Orville Elmshaeuser
ORVILLE L. ELMSHAEUSER
Eldridge
Orville Leonard Elmshaeuser, 87, a resident of Eldridge, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. A Celebration of Life service was held June 19 at Park View Lutheran Church, Eldridge. Burial will be at a later date in St. John's Cemetery, Ogallala, Neb.
Memorials may be made to Park View Lutheran Church, where he was a member, or Mission Central, LCMS, 40718 Highway E16, Mapleton, IA 51034.
During his 37-year career in education, Orville served as teacher and principal at Lutheran schools in Evansville, Ind. (1955-1964), Lincoln, Neb. (1964-1980), Cedar Rapids (1980-1989) and Wilton, Iowa (1989-1992).
Left to honor his memory are his wife, Vera; daughters, Beth (Scott) Campbell, Eldridge, Sarah (Rev. Kevin) Stellick, Rising City, Neb., and Maria (Spencer) Hansen, Lincoln; and a son, Karl (Kris), Waverly, Neb. Also, eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brothers, Roger and Norvin (Jean) Elmshaeuser, Ogallala.
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