Arthur E. Zeigler, 75, passed away Saturday, May 11, 1996, at the North Iowa
Mercy Health Center in Mason City, Iowa.
Arthur, the son of Ira and Ave Dell (Martin) Zeigler, was born November 1, 1920,
in Kanawha, Iowa. Art attended school in Twin Lake Township. He then helped
area farmers. On October 25, 1942, he was united in marriage with Ruby Berhow
at the Lutheran Parsonage in Belmond, Iowa, by Rev. Severseike. The couple made
their home on a farm west of Goodell, Iowa. In 1946 he started his own farming
operation for the next 29 years. In 1977 they moved into Kanawha, but Art
continued farming and trucking. In February 1996 he sold his trucking
business. Art enjoyed spending his time fishing in Canada having gone there
since 1951. He also enjoyed horses and working on gas engines. He was a member
of the United Methodist Church where he served in various church board positions
and was also an "auctioneer" for the church sales.
Art is survived by his wife, Ruby; his son, Roger and his wife, Marilyn of
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and his daughter, Carol Mallory of Madrid, Iowa;
five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren and two
step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Vera Babcock of Corwith, IA, and Verle
TerHark of Kanawha, IA; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one granddaughter, three brothers and
one sister.