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Russell O Rethmeier
March 25, 1925 — June 10, 2002
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RUSSELL O. RETHMEIER was born March 25, 1925 in Hawkeye, Iowa, the son of August H. and Lillie Mae (Restroff) Rethmeier. He married Karli Petras on January 22, 1949 at Littleport, Iowa. Russell served with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre of Operations during WW II. He farmed in Littleport for many years before moving to Cedar Falls, where he worked for Rath Packing Company for 23 years and Vernon Fee Concrete Company for 40 years, retiring in 2000. Russell died Monday, June 10, 2002 in Littleport, at 77 years of age.
He is survived by his wife, Karli, of Cedar Falls; his daughter, Judy Bartholomew (Jim) of Cedar Falls; his two sons, Roger Rethmeier (Debby) of Springfield, Missouri and Bill Rethmeier (OkHui) of Vine Grove, Kentucky; nine grandchildren, Heather, Marsia, Munsoo, Michelle, Jennifer, David, Debby, Lisa and Laura; four great-grandchildren, Ashley, Jacob, Jade and Dylan; a sister, Caroline Robertson (Fred) of Petersfield, Manitoba, Canada; a brother, Duane Rethmeier (Darlene) of Manchester, Iowa and a special nephew, Lucian Petras (Carrington) and their daughter Sarah Elizabeth, all of Stauton, Virginia.
Russell was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Viola DeGraw and Arlene Hutchinson, and two brothers, Freddy and August Rethmeier.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2002, at St. John Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, with burial at 2:30 p.m. at Cass Township Cemetery in Strawberry Point, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls. Memorials may be directed to Hope Lutheran Church, Littleport, Iowa.
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