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Arlen Chris Gierstorf

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Birth	:	29 May 1947 Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Apr 2020 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ricketts, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1215000, -95.5265000
Description	:	Arlen C. Gierstorf May 29, 1947 - April 10, 2020 Private family services will be held at a later date. Arlen Chris Gierstorf was born the eldest son of Wilbert and Lorraine Gierstorf on May 29, 1947, at the Ida Grove Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa. He died Saturday, April 10, 2020, at the age of 72, at Methodist Jenny Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, following a brief illness. Arlen was raised on a farm near Ricketts in Morgan Township, Section 30 in Crawford County, Iowa. He was baptized on June 22, 1947, and confirmed in... Read More	Arlen C. Gierstorf May 29, 1947 - April 10, 2020 Private family services will be held at a later date. Arlen Chris Gierstorf was born the eldest son of Wilbert and Lorraine Gierstorf on May 29, 1947, at the Ida Grove Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa. He died Saturday, April 10, 2020, at the age of 72, at Methodist Jenny Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, following a brief illness. Arlen was raised on a farm near Ricketts in Morgan Township, Section 30 in Crawford County, Iowa. He was baptized on June 22, 1947, and confirmed in his faith on April 15, 1962. He attended country school at Morgan #9 from Kindergarten through 5th grade and then completed grades 6th through 12th in Schleswig. Arlen graduated from Schleswig High School in 1965. After graduation, he went on to serve in the Iowa National Guard as a member of the 1034th Quarter Master, 734th Ordinance, and the 133th Infantry Division from 1966 to 1972. On June 21, 1969, Arlen was united in marriage to Janice Edaline at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, Iowa. They made their home near Schleswig where they farmed until 1992. After retiring from farming, Arlen went on to be an insurance crop adjustor and also worked for Crawford County Conservation, Farm Service Coop, American Protein, Boyer Valley, Farmland and Job Corps. Arlen enjoyed family gatherings, attending his grandchildren's activities, playing cards with friends, fishing at local area ponds, reading about antique tractors and enjoyed learning about historical events. Arlen is preceded in death by his parents, Wilbert in 1978, Lorraine in 2015 and stepfather Chester in 2010; his father-in-law Art in 2012; and his mother-in-law Edaline in 2017. Survivors include: his wife of 50 years, Janice; two sons, Donavon and wife, Stephanie and Colin and wife, Alaina; two daughters, Tara and husband Todd and Megan; ten grandchildren: Shelby (Justin), Emily, Madison (Francisco), Caitlyn, Morgan, Crysta, Josie, Daniel, Jacee and Alex; two great-grandchildren, Daizie and McKenna; brother, Verdean; two sisters, Janet and Darlis and her husband, Steve; one brother-in-law, Jerry and his wife, Patti; two sisters-in-law, Joyce and her husband, Curt and JoAnn and her husband, Fred.

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Arlen Chris Gierstorf's memorial is located at: Saint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ricketts, Crawford County, USA.
When did Arlen Chris Gierstorf death?
Arlen Chris Gierstorf death on 10 Apr 2020 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1215000
Longitude: -95.5265000

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Parent

Wilbert Martin Gierstorf

(1918 - 1978)

Lorraine Amelia Louise Hagemann Gierstorf

(1925 - 2015)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ricketts, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1215000, -95.5265000

2. Bockelmann Family Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0954020, -95.5357330

3. Saint Paul Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0802994, -95.5757980

4. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0833015, -95.5942001

5. Saint Boniface Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0825005, -95.5943985

6. Charter Oak Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0814018, -95.5942001

7. Morgan Cemetery
Schleswig, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1394005, -95.4403000

8. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1385000, -95.6133000

9. Otter Creek Cemetery
Otter Creek Township, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1749180, -95.4310208

10. Grant Township Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2242012, -95.4569016

11. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972

12. Hartliben Cemetery
Mapleton, Monona County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1967010, -95.6707993

13. Willow Township Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9913776, -95.6141702

14. Saint Clair Cemetery
Ute, Monona County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0592003, -95.7089005

15. Saint Marys Cemetery
Ute, Monona County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0583000, -95.7093964

16. Deloit Cemetery
Deloit, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1075325, -95.3136520

17. Kiron Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1817017, -95.3133011

18. Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0247002, -95.3394012

19. Hayes Chapel Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2723897, -95.4215386

20. Crawford Heights Memory Gardens
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0008011, -95.3469009

21. Oakland Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9972000, -95.3478012

22. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9958000, -95.3450012

23. Crawford County Poor Farm Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9508216, -95.4308331

24. Heisler Cemetery
Mapleton, Monona County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1817017, -95.7683029