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 Irwin Conklen
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[July
20, 2009]
NEW HOLLAND -- Irwin W. Conklen, 76, of
New Holland, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at 1:10 p.m. at St.
John's Hospice in Springfield.
His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church
in New Holland, with the Rev. Charles Olander officiating.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln and on Wednesday at the church one hour
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Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, where
military rites will be conducted.
Mr. Conklen was a lifetime farmer in the New
Holland area.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
He was born March 21, 1933, in New Holland to
Edgar and Beulah Wendell Conklen. He married Lila
Krusemark on Feb. 15, 1953, in New Holland.
He is survived by his wife, of New Holland; two
sons, Randy (and Mary) Conklen of New Holland and
Rod (and Pam) Conklen of New Holland; one brother,
Neil (and Joyce) Conklen of Mason City; three
sisters, Jane (and Edwin) McLaughlin of Murphysboro,
Nelda (and Terry) Walker of Mason City and Nancy
(and Larry) Aper of Hartsburg; four grandchildren,
Sara (and Brian) Boerma, Katie Conklen, Reid Conklen
and Robin Conklen; and numerous nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by his parents and three
infant grandchildren.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in New
Holland, where he was a former church elder, council
president and served on numerous committees. He was
a member and present commander of New Holland Porter
Bell American Legion Post 715; a member of Logan
County Farm Bureau, where he had been a director for
nine years; and a Taloma grain board member. |
He was a Golden Harvest seed dealer for many years
and an avid collector of farm antiques, especially
John Deere tractors.
He was a Hollander 4-H leader for 20-plus years
and a strong supporter of Logan County 4-H.
He enjoyed deer hunting, auto racing, traveling
and crop watching.
He graduated from New Holland High School in
1951.
Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church in
New Holland, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or the
donor's choice.
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