Bernard Bolte

Bernard Bolte age 92 of Fredericksburg, Iowa died Friday, January 24, 2014, at the Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday January 29, 2014, at Peace United Church of Christ in Fredericksburg with Pastor Burt Williams presiding. Interment with full military honors will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg. Friends may greet the family 4 - 7 p.m. Tuesday January 28, 2014, at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in Fredericksburg. Further visitation will be one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church. Bernard Fred Bolte was born December 22, 1921, in Janesville Township, in rural Bremer County, IA, the son of Hermann and Lizzie (Wasserford) Bolte. He received his education in rural country schools. Bernard served in the United States Army during WWII from 1942 – 1945, having been stationed in Italy and Africa. On January 18, 1947, in Denver, IA, he married Pauline Hunt whom he had met at a dance in Oelwein. To this union four children were born. The couple recently celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. Bernard and Pauline farmed south of Fredericksburg from the time of their marriage until retiring in 1992, when they moved into their Fredericksburg home. In his free time, Bernard enjoyed fishing and playing cards. He will be remembered by his family for his quick wit and good sense of humor. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Pauline; four children, Elaine (Roger) Wedemeier , JoAnn (Don) Behrens, Paul (Mary) Bolte all of Sumner, Dale (Karen) Bolte of Murietta, CA; eleven grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; one sister, Vernitta Sievers of Tripoli; one brother, Forrest Bolte of Vinton. He was preceded in death by his parents; one grandson, William Bolte; two brothers, Ralph Bolte and Clarence Bolte; two sisters, Thelma Biermann and Lanora Biermann.