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Norman Justin “Red” Speltz

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Birth	:	11 Nov 1924 Rudolph, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	30 Oct 2018 Lawler, Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Carmel Cemetery, Lawler, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0661011, -92.1511002
Plot	:	D - 13 - 1
Description	:	Norman "Red" Speltz age 93 of Lawler, IA, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler, with Rev. Aaron Junge presiding. Interment will be held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Lawler with Red's granddaughters serving as pallbearers. Friends may greet the family 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2018, at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass... Read More	Norman "Red" Speltz age 93 of Lawler, IA, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler, with Rev. Aaron Junge presiding. Interment will be held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Lawler with Red's granddaughters serving as pallbearers. Friends may greet the family 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2018, at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass at the church on Saturday. Norman "Red" Speltz was born November 11, 1924, in Rudolph, WI, the son of Ben and Marie (Mersch) Speltz. Norman's parents moved back to Iowa in 1930 and share cropped on a farm five miles south of New Hampton. In 1942 the family moved to a 360 acre farm located five miles south of Lawler. On September 15, 1945, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler, he married Marie Woods of Lawler. To this union 11 children were born. Red started working at the Lawler Hardware Store soon after their marriage. Later his brother Gordon and himself purchased the Hardware Store where they were prominent Lawler businessmen until they retired in 1990. Red was very involved with the town of Lawler all his life. Town council, parish council, volunteer fire chief, Knights of Columbus, boy scout leader, hot dog nights and fireworks at Junko Park, and "flooding" the Lawler Park in the wintertime for ice skaters. It seemed like his home phone was always ringing with someone in a crisis, and no matter what he was doing, he stopped and came to their aid. Yes, quite often it was a plumbing problem and sometimes Marie wished she could throw the phone out. He worked hard and played hard, bowling, Lawler softball, hunting, fishing, boating, camping, cheering for the Cubs and Hawkeyes, water skiing, dancing with his beautiful wife, especially at the Inwood in Spillville and while celebrating many wedding anniversaries at Chips in Lawler. But always he came home, kissed his children, and put them to bed with a prayer on the way down the stairs reminding them that God is what is always the most important thing in our lives. Survivors include his four sons, Steve Speltz, Joe (Mary) Speltz, Jim Speltz, and Tim (Deb) Speltz, all of Lawler; seven daughters, Connie (Paul) Deeny of Charles City, Cathy (John) Lechtenberg of Bettendorf, Norm (Dave) Creighton of Des Moines, Jenny (Bob) Mikota of Sigourney, Mary (Bryan) Mikota of De Pere, WI, Theresa (Brian) Jirak of Piedmont, OK, and Rose (James) Armstrong of Goodyear, AZ; 29 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great -grandchildren; two sisters, Nora (Ray) Vobor of Cresco, Mary (Dennis) Buckendahl of New Hampton; two brothers, Gordon (Vonnie) Speltz of New Hampton, Cyril (Joan) Speltz of Minnesota; two sisters-in-law, Kay Speltz of Cedar Rapids, Corrine Speltz of Palos Verdes, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marie in 2012; three brothers, Ben, Arny, and Len Speltz; sister, Lorraine Ball.

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Norman Justin “Red” Speltz's memorial is located at: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Lawler, Chickasaw County, USA.
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Norman Justin “Red” Speltz death on 30 Oct 2018 in Lawler, Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0661011
Longitude: -92.1511002

Family Members:

Parent

Bernard Joseph Speltz

(1899 - 1974)

Marie Helen Mersch Speltz

(1905 - 1978)

Spouse

Mary Katherine “Marie” Woods Speltz

(1925 - 2012)

Siblings

Lorraine Mary Speltz Ball

(1922 - 1992)

Gordon Frederick Speltz

(1926 - 2020)

Bernard Norman “Ben” Speltz

(1930 - 1958)

Children

Joseph T “Joe” Speltz

(1950 - unknow)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Carmel Cemetery
Lawler, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0661011, -92.1511002

2. Saint Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
Lawler, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0637440, -92.1460500

3. North Cemetery
Lawler, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0835991, -92.1632996

4. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0269480, -92.0976470

5. Stapleton Township Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0084000, -92.1259000

6. Saint Rose Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0786018, -92.0678024

7. Jacksonville Cemetery
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1122017, -92.2082977

8. Saint Marys Cemetery
Little Turkey, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1258011, -92.1014023

9. Little Turkey Cemetery
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1305618, -92.1013870

10. Boyd Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0043983, -92.2285995

11. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1543999, -92.1793976

12. Waucoma Cemetery
Waucoma, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0586014, -92.0271988

13. Saint Marys Cemetery
Waucoma, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0583000, -92.0255966

14. Rose Hill Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9743996, -92.1932983

15. Alpha Cemetery
Alpha, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0057983, -92.0428009

16. Maple Grove Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9617004, -92.1607971

17. Crane Creek Lutheran Cemetery
Jerico, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1553001, -92.2341995

18. Yankee Cemetery
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1556015, -92.2378006

19. West Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9603004, -92.2136002

20. Calvary Cemetery
New Hampton, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0694000, -92.3097000

21. New Hampton Cemetery
New Hampton, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0564003, -92.3210983

22. Saint Marys Cemetery
New Hampton, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0536003, -92.3217010

23. Children of Israel Cemetery
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0583305, -92.3249969

24. Bethel Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9803009, -92.0218964