Pete Lewerke

Pete Lewerke, 91, of Garner, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City.

Pete, the son of Harm and Jennie (Miller) Lewerke, was born on April 17, 1913 in Ackley, Iowa.

He was united in marriage to Viola Broome on April 5, 1935.  He was a truck farmer for many years before selling out in 1955.  He later purchased a milk route in Blue Earth, Minnesota, where he worked for several years.  The family moved to Garner in 1961, where he began his own trucking business, retiring in 1985.

He was a faithful member of the Britt Zion Church of the Nazarene. He loved his church and his Lord.

Pete is survived by three sons and two daughters: Bob Lewerke and his wife, Marline, of Garner, Wanda Powers and her husband, Jack of Garner, JerryLewerke and his wife, Susan of Britt, David Lewerke and his wife, Diane of Prescott, Arizona, Sherry Langlitz of Garner; twenty grandchildren: Ron (Betsy) Lewerke, Tim (Lisa) Lewerke, Bob (Terri) Lewerke, Marcia (Ron) Upmeyer, Jacklyn (Don) Malek, Jim (Pat) Powers, Mark (Joann) Lewerke, Rich Lewerke, Andrea (Randy) Hayungs, Eric (Mikki) Imel, Shannon Imel, David (Angela) Lewerke, April (Josh) Gross, Angela Lewerke, Autumn (Dustin) Butler, Tom Langlitz, Nancy (Matt) Anderson; thirty-eight great-grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren; two brothers: Jake (Ethel) Lewerke of Clarion and Elzo (Betty) Lewerke of Britt; four sisters: Susan McClain, Jennie (Lynn) Forshee, Rose Brunsen, Eileen (Clifford) Smith all of Britt.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Viola on September 8, 2004; two sisters, Gert Smidt and Ella Bergman, one brother Harm Lewerke, daughter-in-law Pat Lewerke (1992), son-in-law Bill Langlitz (2000), granddaugter Marne Lewerke (1998), great-grandson Andy Upmeyer (1992).