|
IN MEMORY OF HERMAN PLOEN
SERVICES THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1988, 2:00 PM ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH MANNING, IOWA
OFFICIATING PASTOR ROBERT RIGGERT
MUSIC "THE LORD'S PRAYER" "AMAZING GRACE" "MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE"
HELEN OHDE, VOCALIST
STEVE LINN, VOCALIST
PAULA WEISS, ORGANIST
INTERMENT MANNING CITY CEMETERY
CASKETBEARERS: LOYD BORKOWSKI, ALVAN
HANSEN, HAROLD SCHMIDT, RAY IRLBECK, HENRY WILLENBORG, ROBERT WEGNER
MILITARY HONORS MANNING, IOWA
EMIL EWOLDT POST 22 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 3517
THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS
EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH
AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE
Funeral services for Herman Ploen were held Thursday, May 12, 1988 at 2:00 p.m. at
Zion Lutheran Church in Manning, Iowa. Pastor Robert Riggert officiated the service with
Helen Ohde and Steve Linn as vocalists and Paula Weiss as organist.
Interment was in Manning City Cemetery with Loyd Borkowski, Harold Schmidt, Henry
Willenborg, Alvan Hansen, Ray Irlbeck and Robert Wegner as casketbearers.
Military honors were provided by Emil Ewoldt Post 22 of the American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3517, both of Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning
was in charge of arrangements.
Herman, son of Peter and Lena Moeller Ploen, was born January 27, 1907 on a farm near
Manning.
As a young boy he moved with his family into Manning where he attended schools,
graduating in 1927. After graduation he worked with his father in his cream buying station
on Main Street. He also worked with Herman Frahm.
During World War II Herman was drafted and entered the United States Army on May 13,
1942. He served his country in Europe and later in the Philippines until he was honorably
discharged on November 29, 1945.
After his discharge he returned to Manning where he worked at the Manning Light Plant
until his retirement. He lived at home and after his parents' deaths he and his brother,
Harry, continued to live in their family home on First Street. Herman was a member of the
Zion Lutheran Church and had a lifetime membership in the Hayes Township Schuetzen
Verein, Emil Ewoldt Post 22 of the American Legion where he served as adjutant for many,
many years and as Commander in 1972, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3517.
Herman had been in failing health for nearly a year before his death Tuesday, May 10,
1988 at his home in Manning. He was 81 years, 3 months, and 13 days of age.
Herman is survived by his brother, Harry, of Manning, and by cousins, other relatives
and friends.
|
