Ihlenfeldt, Charles

Charles Ihlenfeldt, 75, of Anamosa, died Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Jones Regional Medical Center after a battle with ALS. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Anamosa. Cremation Society of Eastern Iowa is assisting the family.

Charles William Ihlenfeldt was born April 22, 1935, in Farmersburg, the son of Lawrence and Marietta (Schuldt) Ihlenfeldt, and grew up in Waterloo. After high school, he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1956. He married Delores Folken on June 22, 1958, in Anamosa. Most of his working life was spent as a truck driver.

He loved spending time with family and friends, especially at his family cabin on the Mississippi River.

He is survived by his wife, Delores “Dee”; three daughters, Darci (Terry Caudill) Dullea of Ely, Diane (John) Martin of Aurora, Ill., and Denise (Steve Klinger) Ihlenfeldt of Long Beach, Calif. Also surviving are grandchildren, Courtney (Wayne Mann) Dullea, Patrick and Matthew Martin, Loren and Sean Klinger and Chantell Caudill; great-grandchild, Cayden Mann; brothers-in-law, Edward and Louis Folken; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Schmidt and Rosemary and Butch Folken; and many nieces and nephews.

Charles was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Tracy; and his parents.

Memorial donations may be directed to Above and Beyond Hospice, 118 North Cedar St., Monticello, IA 52310; ALS Foundation, Iowa Chapter, 6165 NW 86th Str., Suite 205, Johnston, IA 50131; or St. Paul Lutheran Church, 103 E. Cedar St., Anamosa, IA 52205.

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