Erma Pleggenkuhle

Erma Pleggenkuhle age 89 of Fredericksburg died Sunday, September 12, 2010, at the New Hampton Care Center. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at St. John Lutheran Church, Frederika with Pastor Dale Halverson officiating. Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg with grandsons, Mark Klotz, Darren Klotz, Dale Koltz, Patrick Pleggenkuhle, Rick Pleggenkuhle, Tony Pleggenkuhle, Tim Pleggenkuhle, Jay Pleggenkuhle and Alan Sentrell serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are her granddaughters, Julie Hoyman, Tammy Seymour, Susane Pearse, Lena Heit, Jody Meier, Jill Sternat, Amber Schmidtke and Rose Schmidtke. Friends may greet the family 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Fredericksburg. Visitation continues an hour prior to the funeral at the church on Wednesday. Erma Bertha Alvine was born May 31, 1921, in rural Bremer County, IA, the daughter of Fred A. and Martha (Drewis) Biermann. She received her education in rural country school in Douglas Towhship. On June 15, 1937, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, she married Alfred Herman Pleggenkuhle. To this union six children were born. The couple farmed together for many years west of Fredericksburg. Alfred died on September 11, 1974, at the age of 62. Erma moved into Fredericksburg in 2003. Erma loved gardening, flowers, bowling, golfing, fishing, traveling, music, and will be remembered by her family for her cooking and baking. Erma had been a 4-H leader, was very involved in the Ladies Aid and church functions at St. John’s. As a volunteer, Erma gave her time to help The Little Brown Church and the Chickasaw County Historical Society. Survivors include three sons; Joe (Marjorie) Pleggenkuhle of Carefree, AZ, Paul (LaVonne) Pleggenkuhle, Roger (Margo) Pleggenkuhle all of Fredericksburg; two daughters; Ruth (Leon) Klotz of Longmont, CO, Jane Schmidtke of Raytown, MO; seventeen grandchildren; thirty-three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; one brother, Leslie (LeNora) Biermann of Tripoli, IA. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Shirley Pleggenkuhle in infancy; and one sister, Gladys Buls.