Milton Arlo Friedow, 65, son of Floyd and Edna (Koch) Friedow, passed away
Monday, June 1, 1992 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Iowa.
Milton was born May 27, 1927 on the home farm in Erin Township. He was baptized
and confirmed in the Christian faith in the Methodist Church. He received his
education in a rural school, graduated from Kanawha High School and attended
Upper Iowa University.
On March 24, 1951, he was united in marriage with Beryl J. Drury in Kanawha,
while serving in the U.S. Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery. The couple lived in El
Paso and San Francisco until his discharge in October, 1952. They returned to
the home farm where he was engaged in farming, and raising and showing purebred
Poland China hogs with his father and brothers. He was well known as an
excellent stockman. He was a District Officer in F.F.A.; a member of the
Severson American Legion; 25 years as a 4-H leader; officer in the North Iowa
Breeders Co-op and President of Iowa Purebred Swine Council. He was one of the
first recipients of the Master Seed Stock Producers Award and was Director and
President of the Poland China Record Association.
He was an active member in the Kanawha United Methodist Church, serving as lay
leader, Sunday School teacher, and on many church boards. His life was centered
around his family, his church, his fine livestock and farming. Throughout his
life, he appreciated the beauty of the world around him.
Survivors include his wife, Beryl of Kanawha; four children: Jodine Friedow of
New York; Rory and Linda Friedow and grandsons, Caelen and Braden of West Bend;
Scott Friedow and granddaughter, Jennifer of Kanawha; Gwen Friedow of Dallas;
one brother, Verlyn and Blanche of Kanawha; one sister, Ardith and Robert Kelly
of Charles City; his step-mother, Annette Friedow of Britt; a sister-in-law,
Audrey Friedow of Madison, South Dakota.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter, Jayana and one
brother, Doyce.