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Walter E. Grimm, 87, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 1997, at the Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa.
Walter, the son of Frederick and Anna (Dewenter) Grimm, was born July 22, 1909, in Oklahoma. He attended school in Pacific, MO. He worked at General Motors in St. Louis and then moved to Iowa in 1932. On July 28, 1934, he was united in marriage with Iola A. Wicks, in River Falls, Wisconsin. After short stays in Council Bluffs and Minnesota, the couple settled on a farm south of Kanawha in 1939. Walter farmed until 1971, at the age of 62.
Walter was confirmed on October 21, 1941, at the St. John's Lutheran Church, where he was a member. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He loved being around children, always having a piece of candy for them. Walter was a member of the Farm Bureau.
Walter is survived by his wife, Iola; one daughter, Deanna Stevenson and her husband, Jock of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; four sons, Howard and his wife, Deloris of Council Bluffs, IA; Thomas and Sand of Brainerd, MN; Terry and Julie of Garner, IA; Robert and his wife, Sharon of Kanawha, IA; ten grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren; one brother, Henry and his wife, Bertha of Capistrano, CA.
He was preceded in death by his parents, nine brothers and sisters.