1913
Adolph
2007
Adolph Otto Konold
March 2, 1913 — December 11, 2007
SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- Adolph Otto Konold, 94, of South Sioux City died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, at Matney's Colonial Manor.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Paul Spaulding officiating. Burial will be in Wakefield City Cemetery, Wakefield, Neb. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com .
Adolph was born March 2, 1913, in Avoca, Minn., the son of William and Martha (Smith) Konold. He attended country school near Avoca.
He farmed until 1939, when he married Alyce J. Clark on Oct. 1, 1939, in Sibley, Iowa. He worked at Worthmore Creamery and Produce in Worthington, Minn., from 1939 to 1942. He joined the U.S. Navy and served during World War II. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He worked at Standard Oil in Dundee, Minn., from 1943 to 1949, and from 1949 to 1960 at the Conner Transfer in Wakefield, Neb. In 1960, the couple moved to Sioux City. He worked for Corn Belt and Supply from 1960 to 1974, then drove a tour bus for Arrow Stage Lines from 1974 to 1985. He then went to work for Siouxland Regional Transit until 1995. He retired several times.
He was a member of Morningside Lutheran Church, where he was an usher for many years. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He also was a member of the Siouxland Senior Center, where he volunteered and was a member of the Men's Club. He was a member of the Retired Teamsters, American Association of Retired Persons and volunteered at Cutty's in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife, Alyce J. Konold of South Sioux City; a daughter and her husband, Sharon and Harold Fleer of Wayne, Neb.; a son-in-law, Willie Wichman of St. Louis, Mo.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; a brother and his wife, Ervin and Elaine Konold of Lake City, Minn.; and two sisters, Evelyn Gerdes of Lake Park, Iowa, and Darlene Hunnicut of Powell, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Sandra Wichman; four brothers, Bill, Art, Harold and Vernon; and four sisters, Louise Kahler, Lila Johnson, Neva Illg and Viola Meyer.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Paul Spaulding officiating. Burial will be in Wakefield City Cemetery, Wakefield, Neb. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com .
Adolph was born March 2, 1913, in Avoca, Minn., the son of William and Martha (Smith) Konold. He attended country school near Avoca.
He farmed until 1939, when he married Alyce J. Clark on Oct. 1, 1939, in Sibley, Iowa. He worked at Worthmore Creamery and Produce in Worthington, Minn., from 1939 to 1942. He joined the U.S. Navy and served during World War II. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He worked at Standard Oil in Dundee, Minn., from 1943 to 1949, and from 1949 to 1960 at the Conner Transfer in Wakefield, Neb. In 1960, the couple moved to Sioux City. He worked for Corn Belt and Supply from 1960 to 1974, then drove a tour bus for Arrow Stage Lines from 1974 to 1985. He then went to work for Siouxland Regional Transit until 1995. He retired several times.
He was a member of Morningside Lutheran Church, where he was an usher for many years. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He also was a member of the Siouxland Senior Center, where he volunteered and was a member of the Men's Club. He was a member of the Retired Teamsters, American Association of Retired Persons and volunteered at Cutty's in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife, Alyce J. Konold of South Sioux City; a daughter and her husband, Sharon and Harold Fleer of Wayne, Neb.; a son-in-law, Willie Wichman of St. Louis, Mo.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; a brother and his wife, Ervin and Elaine Konold of Lake City, Minn.; and two sisters, Evelyn Gerdes of Lake Park, Iowa, and Darlene Hunnicut of Powell, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Sandra Wichman; four brothers, Bill, Art, Harold and Vernon; and four sisters, Louise Kahler, Lila Johnson, Neva Illg and Viola Meyer.
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