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DUVEL, Orville Dean 1935-2015

DUVEL, KLEIN, BRUCKNER, FREDRICKSON, HICKLING, JOHNSON, LEWTER, OLSEN, HUGHES, HEMESATH, KROB, JENSEN, WAGNER, HENNIGAR, KUGEL, KRUGER, SAWYER

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 6/25/2018 at 15:00:44

SOURCE: Martin Funeral Home funeral brochure
Contributor: Connie Ellis

Funeral services were held on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the Salem United Church of Christ, rural Waukon, Iowa for Orville Dean Duvel who died on February 5, 2015. The funeral was officiated by Pastor Sue Klimstra and interment was in the Salem Cemetery.

Orville Dean Duvel was born on June 27, 1935 at his home in rural Postville, Iowa the son of Albert and Minnie (Klein) Duvel. He was baptized on October 6, 1935 and confirmed on April 10, 1949 at the Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon, Iowa. Orville attended country school at Ludlow #4 and then went to work for area farmers. On June 3, 1955 he married Laura Jane Bruckner at the Salem United Church of Christ. In 1958, he started working at the Hygrade meat processing plant in Postville, Iowa and worked there for fifteen years. In 1961 Orville started farming for himself, raising crops, hogs, chickens, and for a while milking 130 cows. For 20 years, Orville and Laura would spend the winters at Gulf State Park in Alabama.

Orvie was a member of Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon and held fish fries there. Orville absolutely loved fishing and also enjoyed hunting raccoons, squirrels, and mushrooms. He liked tinkering and could fix anything. He loved to spend time with family and friends. He taught his kids and grandkids how to play cards so he'd always have someone to play with. He and Laura also liked to go to the Wellness Center in Waukon and made many good friends there. Orville will be remembered as a good and humble man with a great wit who only boasted about his fishing.

Orville is survived by his wife Laura of Postville; his children Brenda (Mark) Fredrickson of Grafton, Iowa, Ronald (Patti) Duvel and Charles (Lorna) Duvel both of Postville; 14 grandchildren; Jeremy (Brenda) Duvel, Lori (Aaron) Hickling, Jenny (Mick) Johnson, Tony (Deirdre) Duvel, Sabrina Duvel, Jesse (Iwona) Lewter, Reggie Duvel, Sara (John) Olsen, Christen (Nate) Duvel-Hughes, Jenni Hemesath, Jess (Steve) Krob, Averell Jensen, Erena (Gary) Wagner, and Araylla (Jesse) Hennigar; and 22 great-grandchildren.

Orville was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers Ervin, Lloyd (Laura), and Norman (Gloria) Duvel; two sisters Arlene (Robert) Kugel, and Margaret (Vernon) Kruger; his son Donald Edward Duvel; his daughter Connie Jean Duvel; grandson-in-law Scott Sawyer; and grandson Harley Allen Jensen.


 

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