Eulla Marie Miller Fahlenkamp was born on April 2, 1914 on a farm west of Hartley, Iowa to John and Nora Lealine Phipps Miller. She attended country school in Lincoln Township, O’Brien County, Iowa and graduated from Hartley High School in 1931 with a teaching certificate for rural schools. She attended summer school at Iowa State Teachers College, now the University of Northern Iowa. Eulla taught country school for three years.
She was united in marriage to Chester LeRoy Fahlenkamp on July 18, 1937 at Hartley, Iowa. The couple lived in Hartley for a year and then in northwest Spencer for several years engaged in farming. The family lived in the Lakes area for more than thirty years and in Terril for eight. She worked at Vern and Coila’s for five years and at Red Owl Grocery Store in Spirit Lake for twenty-six years. Eulla moved to Homestead Cooperative of Spirit Lake in October 23, 1996.
Eulla was a member of the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake.
She passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at the Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, at ninety-two years of age.
Left to survive are her sons LeRoy Fahlenkamp (Irma) of Lakewood, CO and Gene Fahlenkamp of Syracuse, KS; grandsons, Steven Fahlenkamp (Emilie), Peter Fahlenkamp, Jacob Fahlenkamp (Heather) and Kyle Fahlenkamp; great grandchildren, Kyle T. and Kooper Fahlenkamp and Jacelyn Fahlenkamp. She is also survived by her sisters, Eunice DeBoom, Katherine Woltersdorf, Betty Kaiser and Virginia Heikens; other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester, five brothers and a sister.
In Loving Memory
Eulla M. Fahlenkamp
April 2, 1914
September 5, 2006
SERVICES
United Methodist Church
Spirit Lake, Iowa
Saturday, September 9, 2006 ~ 2:00 PM
OFFICIANT
Rev. Kay Hooper
MUSIC
Deanna Kuiper, Organist
Jeff & Ty Schultz
Because He Lives
Amazing Grace
Congregation: What A Friend We Have In Jesus
PALLBEARERS
Steven Fahlenkamp
Peter Fahlenkamp
Jacob Fahlenkamp
Kyle Fahlenkamp
Mike Hawn
Bob Kelley
INTERMENT
Memorial Gardens
Spirit Lake, Iowa
The Twenty Third Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters, He restores my soul; He leads me in the path of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; Your rod and staff they comfort me. You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. |