Walter H. Nieland 1916-1997
Carroll, IA December 1997
Mass of the Christian burial for Walter H. Nieland
of Carroll was held this afternoon, Monday, Dec. 1, 1997, at St.
Lawrence Church in Carroll.
Mr. Nieland, 81, died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997, at St.
Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.
The Rev. Laurence Burns officiated the service. Lector
was Mary C. Baumhover. Gift bearers were Karen Hart and Laurie Schwery.
Servers were Matt Nieland, Kelly Loughran and Sarah Koster. Soloist
was Sherry Loughran. Eucharistic minister was Bernice Bluml.
Casket bearers were Dan Nieland, Mike Nieland, Mark
Nieland, Leonard Nieland, Darol Wiederien and Ron Wadle.
Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Carroll.
Sharp Funeral Home of Carroll was in charge of arrangements.
A son of William and Catherine (Grote) Nieland, he
was born April 18, 1916, at Carroll, and spent his lifetime in the
community.
Mr. Nieland attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel graduated
grade school and graduated from St. Bernard High School at Breda.
He and Viola Staiert were married in 1939. She died
in 1940.
He and Teresa Wadle were married May 17, 1943, at
St. Mary Church in Lake City.
The Nielands farmed north of Carroll until moving
into town in 1986.
Mr. Nieland, who collected and restored antique gas
engines as a hobby, was a member of St. Lawrence Parish and its
Men's Club. He was also an honorary life member of the Knights of
Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, Teresa, of Carroll; five
children and their spouses: Kenneth and Marilyn Nieland of Worthington,
Minn., Kathleen and Duane Schwery of Omaha, Neb., Rita and Eugene
Huegerich of Fonda, Norm and Sherry Nieland of Carroll and Les and
Kathy Nieland of Mount Pleasant; nine grandchildren; a great-grandchild;
a sister, Mrs. Herman Hackfort, of Carroll; a brother-in- law: Julian
Wadle, and his wife, Cecilia, of Fonda; and a sister-in- law, Catherine
Wiederien, and her husband, Elmer, of Dedham.
Mr. Nieland was preceded in death by his parents;
his first wife; a son-in-law, Donald Lillig; and his parents-in-law:
Louis and Josephine Wadle.
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