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John L. "Jack" Sporrer

  Mass of the Christian burial for John L. "Jack" Sporrer of Glidden will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Glidden.
  Mr. Sporrer, 97, died Wednesday, March 5, at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll where he has lived since 1985.
  The Rev. Joseph Dillinger will celebrate the Mass. Lector will be Gary Schon. Gift bearers will be Sheila Loneman, Amy Thobe, Gail Thobe, Tina Snyder, Dawn Sporrer and Sarah Sporrer.
Casket bearers will be Don Loneman, Mike Cale, Scott Cale, Al Snyder and Chris Reiling.
  Burial will be at the Merle Hay Memorial Cemetery near Glidden.
  Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. and a rosary will be recited at 3 Friday at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Glidden. A Christian wake service will be held by the parish at 7 Friday evening at the funeral home.
  A son of Frank Sr. and Mary (Savbers) Sporrer, he was born Jan. 16, 1906, at Templeton and attended school there. He helped his father on the farm until he moved to Carroll in 1942 and worked for the Carroll Roller Mills. He was married to Elvira Reinart Oct. 26, 1942, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manning by the Rev. Rotert. The couple lived in the Carroll area until 1965 and then moved to Glidden.
  The couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 26, 2001.
  Mr. Sporrer was a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church.
  Survivors include a son, Romayne Sporrer, of Glidden; two daughters and their husbands, Julie and Frank Cale of Carroll and Geri and Larry Thobe of Auburn; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Ann Hacker, of Manning; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Sporrer, of Glidden; and two brothers-in-law and their wives, Melvin and Geri Reinart of Florida and Leo and Ruth Reinart of Sioux City.
  He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Elvira Reinart; a daughter, Mary Louise Sporrer; a son, Paul Sporrer; a brother, Frank Sporrer Jr.; and four brothers-in-law: Hack Hacker, Clarence Reinart, Hilbert Reinart and Harold Reinart.
(The Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Thursday, March 6, 2003, p.3)

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