Amos Brandenburg

Amos Brandenburg age 86 of Fredericksburg died Friday morning, October 21, 2011, with his daughters by his side at the Whispering Willows Assisted Living in Fredericksburg. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 24, 2011, at the United Methodist Church in Fredericksburg with Pastor Shirley Will and Hugh Macintosh officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg with Loren Mattke, Don Pett, Jim Allison, Darrel Holmes, Harold Nordaas and Marv Hildebrandt serving as pallbearers. Friends may greet the family 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Fredericksburg . Visitation continues an hour prior to the funeral at the church on Monday. Amos Dale Brandenburg was born December 7, 1924, in rural Wadena, IA, the son of M.R. and Vera Lucille (Lickiss) Brandenburg. He received his education in rural country school near Wadena and was a 1942 graduate of the Alpha High School. In his youth he gained the lifelong love for the game of baseball having played on area town teams. On November 23, 1962, in Hawkeye, he married Jean Arlene Foot. To this union two daughters were born. The couple farmed south of Fredericksburg until moving into their acreage east of town in 1978. Amos never really retired from farming as he continued to go to dairy sales, raise livestock and crops. His work was his hobby. Amos had previously served on the Dairy Board where he had been named grand dairyman. He volunteered many hours in the preservation work done at the local Country School House District 1, was an active member of the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church and enjoyed visiting friends at local care centers. His wife, Jean died on May 24, 2010 at the age of 85. Survivors include two daughters, Julie Allen of New Hampton, Christie (Jim) Schmitt of Ft. Atkinson; three grandchildren, Justin Allen of Cedar Falls, Nicole and Jenna Schmitt of Ft. Atkinson; one brother, Clifford (Rhoda) Brandenburg of Tucson, AZ; five sisters, Virginia (Dale) Conklin of West Union, Darlene (Lyle) Steege of Fredericksburg, Beverly (Everett) Hyman of Oelwein, Leitha (John) Ross of Fredericksburg, Charlotte Wuttke of New Ulm, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jean; son-in-law, Brian Allen; four sisters, Marian Briggs, Mavis Laabs, Verla Nieman and Donna Klotz.