1:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, Castalia. The Rev. Curtis Webster
officiated at the service. Schutte Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements
with burial in Bloomfield Cemetery, Castalia.
Mr. Blumhagen was born April 24, 1915 on a farm in Bloomfield Township,
Winneshiek County, Iowa, the son of Henry and Anna (Schutte) Blumhagen. He died
Dec. 31, 1979 at the age of 64, in the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital,
Decorah.
He was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville and confirmed at Zion
Lutheran Church, Castalia. His education was received at the Bloomfield No. 10
country school.
He was married Oct. 4, 1939 to Alice Teetshorn. They were the parents of 3
children and resided in the Castalia area all their lives.
He was an active member of the United Methodist Church at Castalia and a member
of the Union Produce Board of Directors at Ossian. He had been a member of Farm
Bureau, Pork Producers Association, Beef Producers Association and had served on
the Scenic Ridge Telephone Board and as School Board Director of Bloomfield
School No. 10. He had received an Honorary Chapter Farmer degree in FFA.
His parents preceded him in death, as did a grandson, Haldain Rawson; five
brothers: Carl, Louis, George, Arno and Lloyd; and 2 sisters: Mabel and Elsie.
Survivors include his wife, Alice; 2 sons, Gary, West Union and Dennis,
Castalia; a daughter, Mrs. Karel (Joyce) Rawson, West Union; 9 grandchildren; a
brother, Henry, Castalia: 2 sisters, Elda Blumhagen, Castalia and Mrs. William
(Minnie) Bugenhagen, Luana.
Postville, Iowa newspaper
1:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, Castalia. The Rev. Curtis Webster
officiated at the service. Schutte Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements
with burial in Bloomfield Cemetery, Castalia.
Mr. Blumhagen was born April 24, 1915 on a farm in Bloomfield Township,
Winneshiek County, Iowa, the son of Henry and Anna (Schutte) Blumhagen. He died
Dec. 31, 1979 at the age of 64, in the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital,
Decorah.
He was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville and confirmed at Zion
Lutheran Church, Castalia. His education was received at the Bloomfield No. 10
country school.
He was married Oct. 4, 1939 to Alice Teetshorn. They were the parents of 3
children and resided in the Castalia area all their lives.
He was an active member of the United Methodist Church at Castalia and a member
of the Union Produce Board of Directors at Ossian. He had been a member of Farm
Bureau, Pork Producers Association, Beef Producers Association and had served on
the Scenic Ridge Telephone Board and as School Board Director of Bloomfield
School No. 10. He had received an Honorary Chapter Farmer degree in FFA.
His parents preceded him in death, as did a grandson, Haldain Rawson; five
brothers: Carl, Louis, George, Arno and Lloyd; and 2 sisters: Mabel and Elsie.
Survivors include his wife, Alice; 2 sons, Gary, West Union and Dennis,
Castalia; a daughter, Mrs. Karel (Joyce) Rawson, West Union; 9 grandchildren; a
brother, Henry, Castalia: 2 sisters, Elda Blumhagen, Castalia and Mrs. William
(Minnie) Bugenhagen, Luana.
Postville, Iowa newspaper
Inscription
God sees when the footsteps all falter, when the pathway has grown too steep, then He touches the weary eyelids and gives His dear ones sleep.
Gravesite Details
Additional information provided by Phyllis Peterson
Family Members
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Carl Helmuth Johann Blumhagen
1897–1967
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Wilhelmina Caroline "Minnie" Blumhagen Bugenhagen
1899–1997
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Louis H. Blumhagen
1901–1948
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George Blumhagen
1902–1936
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Mabel Louise Blumhagen Meyer
1904–1929
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Elsie A Blumhagen Meyer
1906–1973
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Arnold Dietrich "Arno" Blumhagen
1908–1967
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Lloyd William Blumhagen
1910–1974
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Henry Blumhagen
1912–1997
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Elda Blumhagen
1916–2003
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