Carl Wurzer

Carl E. Wurzer age 93 of Lawler, IA died Thursday, September 26, 2013, at Linn Haven Rehab & Healthcare in New Hampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Lawler with Rev. Nick March presiding. Bob Huinker will be the organist and vocalist. Interment will be in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Lawler with, Tony Moore, Kelli Van Meter, Amy Mihm, Andy Wurzer, Lance Viers, Staci Kuboushek, Brooke Dungey and Christopher Gitch serving as pallbearers. The Lawler American Legion, Harold Redman Post #279 will present full military honors. Friends may greet the family 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday, September 30, 2013, at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lawler, where there will be a 4:00 p.m. rosary and a 7:00 p.m. parish scripture service. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church. Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton is in charge of arrangements. Carl Edmund Wurzer was born December 20, 1919, the son of Konrad and Barbara (Kuennen) Wurzer at their family farm by St. Lucas, IA. He received his education at St. Luke’s Catholic School. After the eighth grade, he began working for local farmers, and in 1945 was called to active duty for the United States Army. Carl spent most of his time in Germany during World War II and was honorable discharged in 1947. In 1947 Carl returned from Germany, he purchased a farm south of Lawler and continued to farm until 1983. Carl was united in marriage to Lorraine Hageman on June 8, 1948, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA. He farmed and enjoyed doing carpentry work. Carl was passionate about the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman and took pride in his beautiful garden. Carl cherished the time spent with his family, particularly with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is survived by his daughter, Joan (Dan) Moore of Cedar Rapids; son, Duane (JoAnn) Wurzer of Lawler; sister-in-law, Evelyn 'Sis' Wurzer of Waucoma; Hans Walter Boetel of Germany, a former foreign exchange student and long time family friend; seven grandchildren, Tony (Danielle) Moore, Kelli (Matt) Van Meter, Amy (Chris) Mihm, Andy (Bethany) Wurzer, Lance (Erika) Viers, Staci (Dan) Kuboushek, Brooke (Bryan) Dungey; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother Francis (Margaret) Wurzer of St. Lucas; six sisters, Sister Theophane Wurzer of Lowell, Michigan; Irma Hageman of Lawler, Rosaria Eink of Festina, Alvina Hemesath Murray of Lawler, Alma Hemesath of Ossian, IA, and Doris (Alvin) Smith of Ft. Atkinson, IA; and numerous nieces and nephews. Carl was proceeded in death by his wife, Lorraine in 1975; his parents, Konrad and Barbara Wurzer; three brothers, Anton, Edwin, and Alvin Wurzer; one sister, Anne Kuennen; eight brothers-in-law, Florain Hageman, Arnold Barloon, Ray Karnik, Roman Kuennen, Ed Hemesath, Charles Hemesath, Jim Murray Sr., Norbert Einck; three sisters-in-law, Marcella, Lorelei, and Carolyn Wurzer.