OBITUARY: Delmar A. Stehn, 1922-1999, Mitchell County, Iowa




                             Delmar A. Stehn

CARPENTER, Iowa -- Delmar Adolph Stehn, 76 of Carpenter, Iowa, died
Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at his home.  

He was born Sept. 12, 1922, in rural Carpenter, Iowa, the son of Adolph and
Mabel (Smith) Stehn. He graduated from the Carpenter Public School System
in 1941 and went into farming west of Carpenter, Iowa. He retired in 1975
from farming. In 1965, he went to work for Northwood Co-op Elevator at the
rural Carpenter branch and retired in 1985.  He worked part-time in
retirement for Red's Ag Service, Carpenter, Iowa.

He married Edna Floy Oct. 21, 1045, at the Lutheran church parsonage at
Thornton, Iowa.

He was a member of Deer Creek Lutheran Church and the Carpenter Community
Center.

Survivors include four children, Jim Stehn and wife, Eldora, Northwood,
Iowa, Ron Stehn, Shenandoah, Iowa, Dan Stehn and Donna, Cresco, Iowa, and
Kathy Stehn, Fairmont; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a
twin sister, Della Matt and her husband, the Rev. Joe Matt, Austin.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Russell Stehn, and
one sister, Ethel Tesch.

Services were on Monday, March 29, 1999, at Deer Creek Lutheran Church,
rural Carpenter, Iowa, with the Rev. Kathy Larson officiating.

Interment was in the Newburg Township Cemetery.

Funeral Home: Conner Colonial Funeral Home, 99 11th Street South Northwood,
Iowa.



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