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Clarence John Vonnahme

Arcadia

  Mass of the Christian burial for Clarence John Vonnahme of Arcadia will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006, at St. John Catholic Church in Arcadia.
  Mr. Vonnahme, 85, died Saturday, Feb. 11, at Manning Regional Healthcare Center.
  The Revs. John Thomas and Robert Gralapp will concelebrate the Mass. Lector will be Paul Vonnahme. Servers will be Matt Vonnahme and Joe Vonnahme. Gift bearers will be Krista Berger, Karen Vonnahme, Lisa Scott and Jill Vonnahme.
  Casket bearers will be Mr. Vonnahme’s grandchildren: Maria Vonnahme, Eddie Vonnahme, Jeff Vonnahme, Brian Wittrock, Nick Berger and Amber Vonnahme.
  Burial will be at 1 p.m. in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Manning with Rev. Gralapp officiating.
  Visitation started at 3 and the family led a rosary at 4 this afternoon at Ohde Funeral Home in Manning. There will be a prayer service led by the Rev. John Thomas at 7 tonight at the funeral home.
  A son of Henry and Sophia (Odendahl) Vonnahme, he was born Dec. 12, 1920, at Mount Carmel. After completing his schooling in Mount Carmel and because his father had died, he helped his mother work the family farm.
  He and Caroline Irlmeier were married Feb. 5, 1947, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Templeton with Monsignor Huesmann officiating.
  They had six children and raised grain and livestock on a farm three miles north of Manning. Mr. Vonnahme also did custom tiling in the area.
  The Vonnahmes belonged to Sacred Heart Parish in Manning. Mr. Vonnahme served on the parish council during building of the CCD Center. He enjoyed attending livestock auctions and was known for his ability to witch wells.
  The Vonnahmes retired after 45 years of farming, moved to Arcadia and joined St. John Parish. Mr. Vonnahme enjoyed playing cards.
  He experienced health problems following knee surgery in December 2005.
  Survivors include his wife, Caroline, of Arcadia; six children: Tom Vonnahme and his wife, Maureen, of Vail, David Vonnahme and his wife, Janice, of Westside, Don Vonnahme and his wife, Teresa, of Manning, Nancy Wittrock and her husband, Darrell, of Audubon, Laurie Berger and her husband, Melvin, of Westside and Mike Vonnahme and his wife, Pat, of Manning; 26 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Erwin Vonnahme, and his wife, Rita, of Arcadia; a sister, Teresa Kasperbauer, of Templeton; and five sisters-in-law: Rita Stangl of Manning, Delores Vonnahme of Mount Carmel, Cecelia Vonnahme of Mount Carmel, Catherine Irlmeier of Manning and Mary Ann Irlmeier of Templeton.
  Mr. Vonnahme was preceded in death by his parents; two infant grandchildren: Steven and Scott Wittrock; four brothers: Fred, Carl and Ray Vonnahme, and Ferdinand Vonnahme in youth; three sisters: Gertrude Vonnahme, Margaret Wieland and Rita Nepple; a sister-in-law, Bertha Vonnahme; and four brothers-in-law: Art Wieland, Norbert Wieland, Al Nepple and Paul Kasperbauer.
(Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Sunday, February 13, 2006)

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