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John Frederick Huerter
February 10, 1917 – October 14, 2018 |
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| John F. Huerter, 101, died Sunday, October 14, 2018, at Manor Care, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness.Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 Saturday morning, October 20, 2018, at St. Patrick Church, in Anamosa, with interment in the Holy Cross Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation at the church will be held from 3 until 7, Friday, and after 9:30 Saturday at the church. A parish Vigil Service will be held at 3:00 and a Knights of Columbus Rosary will be said at 7 on Friday. Fr. Nick March will officiate at the services. Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa, is caring for John, his family and his services.He loving leaves behind his daughter Malinda (Steve) Engelbart of Anamosa; six grandchildren, Heath (Pam), Thomas (Chelsie), Jennifer (Andy) Tatar, Matthew, Stephanie (Sam) Wendt, Katie (Lucas) Schaefer; thirteen great-grandchildren, Greg, Tom, Colton, Athena, Rachael, Maggie, Isaac, Elisabeth, TJ, Olivia, Adelyn, Joel and Aubrey; and two great-great-grandchildren, Ella and WilliamHe was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Neita; his son, Thomas; two sisters, Henreietta Huerter and Agnes Hutfles; and eight brothers, Joe, Henry, Lawrence, Vincent, Ambrose, Ray, Adrian and Elmer.John Frederick Huerter was born on February 10, 1917, in Kelly, Kansas. He was the son of Jacob and Margaret (Kongs) Huerter. John started farming at an early age with the untimely death of his father. John served in the United States Navy in the Pacific, European, and African Theaters during WWII. John married Neita Meeks on September 8, 1945, in Gilbert, Iowa. The couple lived in San Francisco until John got out of the service. They farmed in Prairieburg before opening Huerter’s Locker Service in Anamosa with his brother, Elmer, in 1948. He and Neita became the sole owner’s in 1952 and operated the locker side-by-side until they retired in 1998. John raised cattle and hogs but had a special love for horses.John was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus (3rd Degree), the Broken Bit Saddle Club, the Anamosa V.F.W., and American Legion, and was one of the founding members of the Anamosa Area Ambulance Service.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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