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Delbert Edward Laue

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Delbert Edward Laue

Birth
Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Death
7 Feb 2015 (aged 96)
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.7725333, Longitude: -91.0990861
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Delbert Edward Laue died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at his home in Burlington, Iowa. He was born November 7, 1918 in Tama Township, Des Moines County Iowa. He was the son of Charles A. and Gertrude E. Meller Laue. Delbert attended Dry Branch School 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade, Excelsior School 4th, 5th & 6th grade and part of 7th, Flint River Township 7th and start of 8th grade and Franklin Mills Township where he finished the 8th grade.

Delbert married Lillian Evelyn West May 13, 1943 in St. John Catholic Church, Burlington, Iowa. She died November 22, 2007.

He was a WW II Army T5 Medical Technician at Schick Hospital. Delbert worked at Bennett Home Center from October, 1946 until June of 1950; the Iowa Ordnance Plant in Electrical Maintenance and retired from Iron Workers Local 577. He was a Lifetime Union Member.

Delbert was passionate about nature, gardening and wild life, mostly birds. His memory was fantastic and he loved the trees and could tell you everything about them by their bark and leaves. He could fix anything with a little bit of nothing. He loved his family and grandchildren and life in general.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two daughters, Linda Brakeville & Celia Laue; two brothers, Floyd & Francis Laue; two sisters, Marceline Samuels and Lucille Jennings.
Delbert Edward Laue died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at his home in Burlington, Iowa. He was born November 7, 1918 in Tama Township, Des Moines County Iowa. He was the son of Charles A. and Gertrude E. Meller Laue. Delbert attended Dry Branch School 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade, Excelsior School 4th, 5th & 6th grade and part of 7th, Flint River Township 7th and start of 8th grade and Franklin Mills Township where he finished the 8th grade.

Delbert married Lillian Evelyn West May 13, 1943 in St. John Catholic Church, Burlington, Iowa. She died November 22, 2007.

He was a WW II Army T5 Medical Technician at Schick Hospital. Delbert worked at Bennett Home Center from October, 1946 until June of 1950; the Iowa Ordnance Plant in Electrical Maintenance and retired from Iron Workers Local 577. He was a Lifetime Union Member.

Delbert was passionate about nature, gardening and wild life, mostly birds. His memory was fantastic and he loved the trees and could tell you everything about them by their bark and leaves. He could fix anything with a little bit of nothing. He loved his family and grandchildren and life in general.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two daughters, Linda Brakeville & Celia Laue; two brothers, Floyd & Francis Laue; two sisters, Marceline Samuels and Lucille Jennings.


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