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Virgil Rayfield Stortz

Birth	:	21 Apr 1924 Pleasant Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	20 Jun 2005 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Hauge Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.3922000, -91.7740000
Description	:	Virgil R. Stortz, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, June 20, 2005 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 25, 2005 at Decorah Lutheran Church by the Rev. Bryan Robertson with burial in Hauge Lutheran Cemetery in rural Decorah. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Friday, June 24, 2005 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and an hour prior to the services on Saturday at the church. Virgil R. Stortz was born April 21, 1924 on the home farm in Pleasant Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, the son... Read More	Virgil R. Stortz, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, June 20, 2005 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 25, 2005 at Decorah Lutheran Church by the Rev. Bryan Robertson with burial in Hauge Lutheran Cemetery in rural Decorah. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Friday, June 24, 2005 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and an hour prior to the services on Saturday at the church. Virgil R. Stortz was born April 21, 1924 on the home farm in Pleasant Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, the son of Carl and Luella (Thompson) Stortz. He was educated in Country School in Pleasant Township. He was united in marriage to Margaret Halvorson on May 5, 1946 at Hauge Lutheran Church, rural Decorah by Pastor Carl Losen. To this union, five children were born: Diane, Beverly, Loren and Lowell and a daughter who died in infancy. Virgil and Margaret farmed in Winneshiek County for many years, retiring and moving into Decorah in November 1981. Virgil was an auctioneer and managed the Winneshiek Co-op Sale Barn for many years. After moving into town, he worked as a security guard at Luther College and later started a saw sharpening business and became interested in collecting gas engines. A life-long resident of Winneshiek County, he was an active member of Hauge Lutheran Church for many years. He served as Sunday School Superintendent and was a member of the Church Council, Call Committee and was a Youth Group Leader. He later became a member of First Lutheran Church and then Decorah Lutheran Church. Virgil served on the Board of Directors of the Winneshiek Co-op, and was a member of Winneshiek County Fair Board, Decorah Coin Club and the City of Decorah Board of Adjustment. He enjoyed fishing in Minnesota with Melvin Engelhardt and in Canada with Paul Nichols. Survivors include his wife, Margaret of Decorah; four children, Diane Stortz of Edmonds, WA., Bev (Paul) Nichols of Decorah, Loren (Carol) Stortz of Elgin, MN., Lowell (Debra) Stortz of Edina, MN; twelve grandchildren, Jason Richardson, Nathan Richardson, Andrea Richardson, B.J. (Laura) Nichols, Benji Nichols, Megan Gluth, Carl Stortz, Ethan Stortz, Hannah Stortz, Evan Stortz, Matthew Stortz and Kristen Stortz; one great grandson, Wilson Allebach Nichols; and two sisters, Marjorie Severson of Decorah and Lorraine (Walter) Teslow of Waukon, IA. Virgil was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter and a brother-in-law, Everett Severson. Fjelstul Funeral Home

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Virgil Rayfield Stortz's memorial is located at: Hauge Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Virgil Rayfield Stortz death on 20 Jun 2005 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.3922000
Longitude: -91.7740000

Family Members:

Parent

Carl Alfred Stortz

(1900 - 1978)

Luella Thompson Stortz

(1906 - 1992)

Spouse

Margaret E. Halvorson Stortz

(1921 - 2014)

Siblings

Marjorie Frances Stortz Severson

(1925 - 2019)

Children

Sharon Kay Stortz

(1949 - 1949)

Loren Virgil Stortz

(1957 - 2021)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Hauge Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3922000, -91.7740000

2. Springwater Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3792000, -91.7431030

3. Russell Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3608017, -91.7885971

4. Locust Lane Salem Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4077988, -91.7331009

5. Locust Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4211006, -91.7303009

6. Canoe German Methodist Church Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3529000, -91.7358000

7. Wilson-Smalley Cemetery
Hesper Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4432000, -91.7996000

8. Hesper Pioneer Cemetery
Hesper, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4610100, -91.7531000

9. Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4221992, -91.6686020

10. Big Canoe Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
Highlandville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4220000, -91.6600000

11. Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
Hesper, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4829250, -91.7673250

12. Burr Oak Cemetery
Burr Oak, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4543991, -91.8656006

13. Saint Bridgets Cemetery
Bluffton, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3844660, -91.8994330

14. Hesper Public Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4840000, -91.7710000

15. Canoe Ridge Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3537000, -91.6577000

16. Stoen Farm Cemetery
Highland Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4333042, -91.6584802

17. Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2987130, -91.7774110

18. Freeport Cemetery
Freeport, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3006000, -91.7430000

19. Bluffton Cemetery
Bluffton, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4063988, -91.9111023

20. Phelps Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2908150, -91.7830920

21. Saint Benedict Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2835999, -91.7818985

22. Egge Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4682999, -91.6600037

23. Madison Lutheran Church East Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3133000, -91.8986000

24. Glenwood Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2947998, -91.6760406