Hitzemann, Marvin Earl 1932-2018

HITZEMANN, VON HAGEL, FRAHM

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/20/2024 at 11:38:01

Marvin Earl Hitzemann

April 2, 1932 - May 2, 2018

Marvin Earl Hitzemann, 86, of Akron, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the Akron Care Center in Akron.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A. in Akron. Pastor Susan Juilfs will officiate. Burial with military honors provided by the Hoschler American Legion Post 186 of Akron will be at Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation with the family present will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron. There will be prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will resume from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Tuesday at the church. Arrangements are with the Rexwinkel-Schroeder Funeral Home in Akron. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com.

Marvin Earl Hitzemann was born April 2, 1932 in Akron, Iowa, the son of Henry and Helen ‘Matie’ (Von Hagel) Hitzemann. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron. He attended country school near Akron and then the 9th grade in Akron until going to work on farm.

He enlisted in the United States Army on March 12, 1953. Following his basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas, he went to Schiller Park, IL. While in Illinois, he served in the anti aircraft gun battery was also a cook. He was honorably discharged on March 11, 1955.

He was united in marriage to Helen Marie Frahm on June 8, 1955 at Christ Lutheran Church – Grant Township, rural Le Mars, Iowa. Marvin then farmed for a few years NE of Akron, worked for farmers, drove truck, and drove school bus. He worked for Northern Propane Gas Company for 9 ½ years until going to work Plymouth County Secondary Road Department. He worked fulltime for the county for 23 years and then several years part time after his retirement.

He was lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron where he served on church council, ushered, and sang in the Senior Choir for many years. He was an over 60 year member of the Hoschler American Legion Post 186 in Akron. He served on the Akron Fire Department and Akron Ambulance for many years. In the 50’s and 60’s, he pitched many softball games for Chatsworth and Akron. He enjoyed fishing, camping, bowling, and golfing. He played pinochle with friends at the Akron Senior Center for many years. He also enjoyed traveling and especially the trip to Hawaii with close friends, Vernon and Leanna Jurgensen in December of 1981. He watched a lot of TV in his later years. He enjoyed being with his family and friends and was a very caring and loving person.

Survivors include his wife of over 62 years, Helen of Akron; a brother: Arden (Katie) Hitzemann of Canton, SD; a brother in law: Lester Meske of Clear Lake, IA; two sisters in law: Marilyn Hitzemann of Akron and Ramona (David) Ludwigs of Le Mars, IA; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers: Arnold, Robert (Dorothy), and George; two sisters: Helen Meske and Esther (Donald) Neunaber; a brother in law: John Frahm; and a niece, Brenda Sjovall.

Rexwinkel Funeral Home
Akron, Iowa