Donald Oberbroeckling

Donald Oberbroeckling, age 81, of Garnavillo, IA, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. He was born on June 12, 1929 in New Vienna, the son of Alphons and Anastasia (Lansing) Oberbroeckling. Don received his education form St. Boniface Catholic School in New Vienna. On August 15, 1951 he entered the United State Army and served in the Korean War. He received his honorable discharge on May 14, 1953. During that time in the Army, Donald was united in marriage with Charlotte Krogman on January 29, 1952 at St. Marys Church in Guttenberg. Four children were born from that union. After his discharge, Donald worked for the Silver Streak Plow Company in Dyersville. He moved to Guttenberg and farmed for awhile before buying a farm in Garnavillo and moving there in 1959. Over the next several years, Don farmed with his wife and kids. During that time he served on the St. Joseph School Board. He also served as President of the Garnavillo School Board and was a member of the Clay-Gar American Legion and served as past commander. He was active with the Farm Bureau and even served on the board of directors. Donald was on the Fair Board for over 25 years and served as treasurer for all those years and was member of the Council for the City of Garnavillo. Donald enjoyed hunting and especially fishing. He was a member of the Oelwein Trap Shoot Association and was a loyal and avid watcher of the Chicago Cubs and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Don is survived by his four children; Michael (Barbara) Oberbroeckling of Garnavillo, Marcia (Christopher) Franklin of Cedar Rapids, Mark (Jane) Oberbroeckling of Austin Minn, Gary (Lynne) Oberbroeckling of Swisher; eight grandchildren, Erik (Emily) Oberbroeckling, Ashley (Fianc Kyle Burns) Oberbroeckling, Ryan Oberbroeckling, Jill and Ryan Franklin, Curtis, Kyle and Allison Oberbroeckling; two siblings, Gene (Marita) Oberbroeckling of Dyersville, Clarice (Peter) Domeyer of Dubuque; sister in law Angie Oberbroeckling of Dyersville, two brothers in law, Herb Tegeler of Dyersville and Duane OBrien of Volga and many friends, nieces and nephews. Don was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Charlotte in 2008; siblings, Betty (Marvin) Olsem, Doris Tegeler, Ralph (Helene) Oberbroeckling and one sister in law, LeMae OBrien.In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to 21836 Great River Rd Garnavillo, IA 52049 to be distributed to various organizations that Don was a part of.Visitation: Monday 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. May 23, 2011 at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Garnavillo, Iowa and one hour before service at church.Funeral Service: Tuesday 10:00 A.M. May 24, 2011 at St. Joseph Catholic Church Garnavillo, IowaInterment: St. Joseph Cathollic Cemetery Garnavillo, Iowa Service Information A service summary is not available