Eugene Frederick Greimann

GARNER - Eugene F. Greimann, 93, of Garner died Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, January 23rd at Peace Reformed Church south of Garner with Rev. Harvey Opp officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner and will continue one hour priori to services at the church.

Eugene Frederick Greimann, the son of Rev. Herman and Caroline (Haberkamp) Greimann, was born July 19, 1919 in Dale, WI. He was baptized at the Reformed Church in Dale where his father was the minister. The family moved to Schaller in 1921 where his father accepted another charge as minister of the Reformed Church. Following the death of both parents, the family moved to Garner in 1927. Eugene was confirmed in the faith at Peace Reformed Church. He graduated from Garner High School in 1936. Following graduation, he worked at the Garner Roller Mills and for several farmers in the community. On November 9, 1941, he married Doris Barz at the Klemme Reformed Church. Following their marriage, they moved to a farm northeast of Klemme. Eugene farmed for 28 years and then worked as a custodian at Klemme Public Schools for 13 years, retiring in 1982. In 1997, they moved to Garner and in 2007 to Cardinal Grove Assisted Living.

Eugene was a member of Peace Reformed Church where he served as Sunday school teacher, superintendent, deacon and elder. He was on the building committee of the church that was built in 1962, member of the Garner Elevator board for several years, served on the Farmer Home Administration board and the Klemme Centennial planning committee.

Eugene is survived by his children, Lowell (Jennie) Greimann of Ames, Janette (Arthur) Hoffman of Owatonna, MN and Janelle Bremer of Dyer, IN; seven grandchildren, Chad (Chris) Greimann, Amy (Winston) Trotter, Blair (Angie) Greimann, Michelle (Dale) Simon, Kelly (Brian) Schultz, Trent (Paula) Bremer and Janna (Darren) Van Essen; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Anderson of Mason City; sisters-in-law, Gladys Barz and Emma (Barz) Palmby; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Anna (Maurer) Greimann; wife, Doris; daughter, Kathleen Ann; daughter-in-law, Jane Renner Greimann; brother, Curtis Greimann; sisters, Adeline Carothers and Charlotte Swanson; brothers-in-law, Norman Anderson, Charles Carothers, Leonard Swanson, Harvey, Marvin and Ronald Barz, Walt Rosendahl; and sisters-in-law, Ruth Greimann, Ella Rosendahl and Mabel Barz.