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From: "Claire" <>
Subject: Brethauer, Wehrkamp, Otte, Steeve,Shum,Goecker, Sunderman,Bobb all migrated from Dudleytown Indiana to Clarinda Iowa
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:04:20 -0500
Looking for connections .
Here is one of the latest obituaries:
OBITUARY WENDELL WILLIS OTTE: 1919-2004
WENDELL WILLIS OTTE AGE 84 OF CLARINDA IOWA WAS BORN JUNE 17 1919 ON THE FAMILY FARM IN PAGE IOWA USA, TO WILLIAM FREDERIC OTTE AND ALMA MARIE OTTE NEE SUNDERMAN. HE DIED MONDAY APRIL 12 2004 AT THE CLARINDA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER IN CLARINDA IOWA.
HE WAS BAPTIZED AT IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, RURAL CLARINDA IOWA. AT HIS CONFIRMATION IN 1933 HE BECAME A MEMBER OF ST JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH CLARINDA IOWA, WHERE HE WAS ACTIVE IN WALTHER LEAGUE, CHOIR,LLL, AND MANY BOARDS AND COMMITEES.
WENDELL GRADUATED FROM CLARINDA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1937. HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS ON 10.25.1941 DURIOING WORLD WAR 2, LEAVING ON THE FIRST TROOP SHIP AFTER THE ATTACK OF PEARL HARBOR, HE SERVED OVERSEAS FOR 35 MONTHS AS A MEMBER OF THE 49TH FIGHTER GROUP , 9TH FIGHTER SQUADREN, 5TH AIR FORCE. HIS GROUP SAW SERVICE IN AUSTRAILIA , NEW GUINEA AND DUTCH EAST INDIES. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITAION WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THREE MAJOR CAMPAIGN STARS. WENDELL WAS DICHARGED AT THE RANK OF STAFF SARGEANT ON SEPT 8 1945.
WENDAL AND LEATHA BLUME WERE UNITED IN MARRIAGE APRIL 28 1945 IN LENEXA KANSAS. IN 1948 HE GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SERVICE IN ST LOUIS AFTER WHICH WENDWLL WORKEDWITH HIS FATHER IN THE OTTE FURNITURE STORE AND FUNERAL HOME IN CLARINDA IIOWA. HE MAINTAINED THE FUNERAL BUISNESS UNTIL THE MID 1960AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE FURNITURE STORE UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1985. WNEDALL WASACTIVE IN THE COMUNITY; HE SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE CLARINDA CITY COUNCILNAND A MEMBER OF PAGE COUNTY SAVINGS AND LOAN BOARD, HE ALSO SERVED AS PRESIDENT FROM 1974-1983. WENDELLS MANY INTERESTS INCLUDED GOING TO THE FARM, BOWLING, GOLFING, PLAYING SPADES, BOATING AND WATER SKIING WITH THE FAMILY ON LAKEOKOBOJI. FOR MANY YEARS HE AND LETHA TRAVELED TO ARIZONA WHERE THEY SPENT THE WINTER MONTHS.WENDELL WAS PROCEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS; AND HIS SITER, MARIE SUMP.
HE IS SURVIVED BY LETHA HIS WIFE OF 59 YEARS ; DAUGHTER , JANITH MAUREEN OF OAKLAND CALIFORNIA USA; DAUGHTER , GWENDOLYN GAIL AND HER HUSBAND DAVID EDWARDSOF ANCHORAGE ALASKA; SON , RANDALL FREDERIC AND HIS WIFE PEG OF EVANSTON ILLINOIS USA: GRANDCHILDREN NICHOLIS, ERIN, CAITLIN, AND GREGORY , DOUGLAS, JEFFREY; NIECIES, CHRISTINE SCHINDLER OF CLARINDA IOWA, WINIFRED SCHADEL AND HER HUSBAND REV BOB SCHAEDEL OF SALINA KANSAS, AND GRETCHEN SUMP OF CLARINDA IOWA.
FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD AT 10:30 aM FRIDAY APRIL 16 2004 AT ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH CLARINDA IOWA, WITH REV GARY JAECKLE OFFICIATING. a PRAYER SERVICE WAS HELD AT 6:30 PM HOURSAY APRIL 15 AT WALKER-MERRICK FUNERAL HOME, CLARINDA IOWA. BURIAL WAS IN THE CLARINDA CEMETERY WITH MILITARY RITES. MEMORIALS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE ST JOHN'S CHOIR. WALKER-MERRICK FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
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