Stuempfig, The Rev. E. L.

The Rev. E. L. Stuempfig, 100, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Friday, March 25, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Vinton, with the Rev. Clarke E. Frederick officiating. Friends may call at the Phillips Family Center, 605 Second Ave., Vinton, from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and from 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the family to be distributed to several of Pastor's favorite charitable organizations.

Ewald Leonard Stuempfig was born May 14, 1910, in Saginaw, Mich., to William and Eleanora (Ewald) Stuempfig. He graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., in 1933. On June 6, 1937, he was united in marriage to Ruth Brauer in Keystone. During his 72 years of ministry, Pastor served multiple congregations including St. John's, Reinbeck; Concordia, Waterloo; and St. John's, State Center. He was an avid gardener and loved traveling and his daily walks

He is survived by his wife, Ruth of Vinton; two sons, Paul (Sue) Stuempfig of Sun City West, Ariz., and Dan (Maureen) Stuempfig of Chico, Calif.; three daughters, Eunice (Walter) Kirkpatrick of Big Timber, Mont., Lois Bonefas of Waterloo, and Mary (John) Baughman of Palm Springs, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Pastor Stuempfig was preceded in death by two brothers, Roland and Carl Stuempfig; and his son-in-law, Thomas Bonefas.

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