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Engelken, Edwin Aloysius
Edwin Aloysius Engelken, 88, of Manchester, formerly of Earlville and Dyersville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at Marietta's Place in Manchester. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, at the Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave. SW, Dyersville, where a parish vigil service will be held at 5 p.m. and a VFW 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 in Dyersville with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Richard Gaul will officiate. Military Honors will be accorded by American Legion Post 436, VFW Post 7736 and the Iowa Army Honors Detail.
Edwin was born 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 United States Army with the 2nd 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; and eight children, Terry (Becky) Engelken of Washington, Iowa, 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 parents-in-law, Hubert and Anna (Drilling) Haas; a brother, Elmer Engelken; a brother-in-law, Charles Brehm; and 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 the Basilica of St Francis Xavier.
Online condolences may be left for the family at .
Published in The Gazette Dec. 24, 2013.
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