Daniel C. Struve Jr.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DANIEL C. STRUVE JR.


BORN
February 8, 1932
Paullina, Iowa


PASSED AWAY
August 25, 2012
Primghar, Iowa


FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Thursday, August 30, 2012
First Presbyterian Church-Paullina, Iowa
Rev. Terry Simm ~ Officiating

Visitation will be after 3 P.M. Wednesday with the family present from 5 to 7 P.M. Wednesday at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Paullina.

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
“The Old Rugged Cross”
“Amazing Grace”
“How Great Thou Art”
Pianist: Jana Veltkamp

CASKET BEARERS
Jeff Struve Brian Struve
David Struve Nathan Struve
Rachel Struve Jeremy Struve

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Prairie View Cemetery
Paullina, Iowa

In Lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the Paullina Ambulance Squad.

After the graveside service relatives and friends are invited
to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements under the care of the
Eldridge Family Funeral Home; Paullina, Iowa

DANIEL C. STRUVE JR.
Dan, son of Dan and Elsie (Nielsen) Struve was born February 8th 1932 on the family farm in Dale Township north of Paullina. He attended country school through the 6th grade. Continued his education in Paullina and graduated with the class of 1950. He attended Iowa State College for one quarter in the agriculture department. He entered the army in 1952 and was in Japan for one year. He was discharged in 1954 and came home to farm with his dad.
On December 4th, 1955, he married Jean Hunt of Primghar at the First Presbyterian Church in Paullina. They lived and farmed one mile east of Paullina for nine years before moving to the farm north of town in 1965. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in December of 2005. They had four children, Mark, Gregg, Paul and Lauri.
Dan was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church in Paullina. He served as Deacon and Elder of the church. He was Grandmaster of the Masonic Lodge, was on the Paullina School Board for six years and was on the O’Brien County Board of Supervisors for 32 years. While serving as supervisor, he was on the Third Judicial District board in Sioux City and on the board at the Y.E.S. Center and Cherokee Mental Health Board.
He loved being with his children and grandchildren and attending their ballgames, school and church activities. He loved to travel, and one of his most memorable trips was an Alaskan cruise for their 50th wedding anniversary.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife Jean, three sons Mark (Cindy) Struve of Sioux City, Gregg Struve and his partner Alex Noah of Chicago, Paul (Cindy) Struve of Paullina and Lauri Struve of Paullina. His grandchildren, Jeffrey and special friend, Keri Johnson, Brian, David, Nathan, Rachel and Jeremy. One sister, Maxine Busch of Paullina One brother in law, Leon (Marge) Hunt of Primghar, and nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother in law Allen Busch.