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Lorance Weers
May 25, 1931 – September 7, 2019 |
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| Lorance Weers, 88, died Saturday, September 7, 2019, at the Anamosa Care Center following an extended illness.Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa, where friends called after 9:30 a.m. Interment was in the Cass Center Cemetery, Anamosa, with military honors. Rev. Rodney Bluml officiated at the services. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.Surviving is his wife of sixty-eight years, Nancy; two children, Lorene (Tom) Lent and Alan (Ann) Weers, both of Anamosa; four grandchildren, Aaron Weers, Caitlin (David Gregory) Weers, Elleni (Rory) Huerter and Thano Karaboitis; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Gloria Byrne of Anamosa. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Vernon; and three sisters, Margaret Ann Siebels, Jeanette Shields and Lorna TempletonLorance Herman Weers was born May 25, 1931, in Cass Township, Jones County. He was the son of John and Hanna (Cordes) Weers. Lorance attended the Cass Center School. He then started farming as a hired hand for Albert and Betty Oltman and Carl Cordes. Lorance married Nancy Barnes on August 31, 1951, at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. After coming back from military duty, he worked at Collins Radio and then started his thirty-five year career at Iowa Electric. He was proud to have served in relief disaster crews following the tornadoes in Oelwein, Maynard, Charles City and Worthington.He always enjoyed his time spent fishing, drinking coffee with the group at Larry’s and his time as a volunteer at Camp Courageous.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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