Woodraska, Jr., Alvin Kenneth (1934 - 2024)

WOODRASKA, BACKER, DUFFER, LUCKE, BARR, NIRK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/11/2024 at 14:18:11

Name of deceased: Alvin Kenneth Woodraska, Jr.

Aged: 89 yrs, 2 mo, 7 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Nov. 14, 1934; Aberdeen, Brown County, SD

Died: Jan. 21, 2024; Salem Lutheran Homes, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: No services

Survived by: Wife of 65 years Dixie; children, Terri (spouse, Larry) Duffer of Thaxton, MS, Sharon (spouse, Kevin) Lucke of Harlan, IA, and Ken (spouse, Marcia) Woodraska of Oelwein, IA; 6 grandchildren; sister, Yvonne Barr of Sioux Falls, SD; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Alvin Woodraska, Sr. and Elma (nee Nirk) Woodraska

Education: Attended school in Aberdeen, SD; after his military service, he then attended barber school in Fargo, ND

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Air Force for 5 years and was stationed in Germany.

Marriage: Dixie Backer; Aug. 3, 1958; Fargo, ND

Employment: He barbered for 10 years in Aberdeen, SD and, in 1969, bought the Harlan (IA) Drive-In Theatre which he ran for 17 years; he also bought the Harlan Theatre in 1973, and he ran it until retiring in 2005

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed carpentry, reading, golfing, traveling, and investing in other businesses, such as renovating his single screen theatre into a 4-plex, in addition to running a liquor store, a video store, a take-out pizza establishment, a tax preparation business and a basement arcade.

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com