Rachelle Renee Bobenmoyer

Rachelle Renee Bobenmoyer age 65 of New Hampton passed away peacefully at her daughters home from stage 4 Ovarian cancer, surrounded by her children and grandchildren, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

A memorial graveside service will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday July 16, 2026, at the New Hampton City Cemetery with Pastor Drew McHolm officiating the service.

Pastor Rachelle Renee (Card-Wells) Bobenmoyer was born August 30, 1960 to William Henry Card and Dorothy Louise Fisher at the Charles City Hospital,  Floyd County Charles City,  IA. At the age of 11 years Rachelle was adopted by Richard Allen Wells, her mother’s husband.

Rachelle graduated from Nashua High School in Nashua,  IA in 1979, where she spent half her life until moving her family to the New Hampton area in 1988.

Rachelle went on to attend College after graduation for Emergency Medical Technician,  Nursing and Ministry. 

Rachelle’s professional life included over 25 years in the Emergency Medical field working with the Chickasaw Ambulance in Nashua, New Hampton and Fredericksburg as an Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic.  She also worked with Fire & Rescue Squad as an ERT- Emergency Rescue Technician,  Firefighter, CPR Instructor and a EMS-I Emergency Medical Instructor who taught all Emergency Medical,  EMT & 1st Responders Courses through, NICC Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmer and Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, IA. 

When her health got bad and wouldn’t let her continue in this field she loved, she returned to her 1st love called by GOD, a Pastor.

Rachelle spent over half her life as a non-denominational Ordained Minister as GOD called her to be. Rachelle preached in her home church the United Methodist Church in Nashua, IA, and in numerous other Methodist Churches in IA, who were in need of a Pastor. Rachelle also Preached in many Congregational Churches, Seventh Day Adventist and the Little Brown Church.  She was both a Member of the United Methodist Church in Nashua and the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Charles City, IA , where she was Baptized along with her daughters Jennifer and Chloe by water immersion on June 17, 2016.  Rachelle presided over many marriages and funerals.  Rachelle also sang for Weddings at the Little Brown Church from 1986- 2020, and for many weddings elsewhere. 

Rachelle’s greatest Blessing was loving and raising her 6 children that GOD blessed her with, Jennifer,  Jessica,  Jamie, Jeremy,  Jazz, Chloe, the loves of her life.

Rachelle’s greatest passion was sharing the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST to all nations,  in which she carried out.  Rachelle preached on-line in other Methodist Churches and non-denominational Churches in Africa, Pakistan, and India, along with the Orphanages there. She loved the children.

Rachelle deeply loved Tunisia,  Africa,  a Muslim nation she did numerous Converts from Islam to Christianity with Baptisms in the Red Sea. She had always planned on moving there to carry out GOD’S work in that Country. She felt as Abraham did, a stranger in a land she did not know but CHRIST walked with her there and led. Rachelle spent 6 weeks in Tunisia in 2019 & 2022 where she learned their language,  culture and Religion. 

Rachelle had other schooling for Ministry,  Evangelist Ministry and Missions through Andrew’s University a Seventh Day Adventist College in Michigan, courses through Cornell College in MT. Vernon, IA. Be A Disciple, United Methodist Denomination courses.

Rachelle is survived by her 6 children:  Jennifer (Dave) Theis, Jessica (Michael) Mourlam, Jamie (Kipp) Jones, Jeremy (Trasie Stange) Usher, Jazz (Brandon Hoffman) Baldwin, Chloe (Levi) Tank; 26 Grandchildren; 3 Great Grand Children; Her 2 dogs Kalbi and Habib; Aunt Arlene Fisher of Albia, IA;  Her sister Rosena (Robert) Beatty of Nashua; Her brother Romaine (Chris) Wells of Charles City; Her best Friends: Chuck & Ann Scroggins of New Hampton, Teresa Landt of Floyd, and Terri Gibbs of Nashua; Numerous others, Uncle, Aunts, cousins,  family & friends, Many Friends & Family in Tunisia, Africa. 

Rachelle was preceded in death by her grandparents Lee Troy and Lillian Mary (Rodamaker) Fisher in 1985 & 1984. Besides her children they were the most important people in her life. Her mother Dorothy Louise  (Fisher) Wells in 2002, Her fiance Gary Dallas Piper in 2000, her father William Henry Card in 1998, her brother David Brian Card in 2014, her former husband Larry Dean Shepard in 2019, her adoptive dad Richard Allen Wells in 2021, her uncle Rollo Fisher in 2025 and her great-grandson Henry Wyatt Theis in 2026.

Pastor Rachelle’s life mottos were: “Called to Serve, Empowered to Lead” and “Go Make A Difference in Someone’s Life”. She lived those out.

Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton has been entrusted with arrangements.

641-394-4334.