Rudolph W. "Rudy" Koenig

Rudolph W. “Rudy” Koenig, age 93 of Marengo, died Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo. Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 23, 2020, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo with Rev. Andrew Gray officiating. There will be a visitation from 10:00- 11:00 at the church prior to the service. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may be contributed to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo. Kloster Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Rudy is survived by his wife Verna; his children: Larry (Cheryl) of Bondurant, Linda Utsinger (Leon) of Belle Plaine, Lee (Vicki) of Marengo and Lorne (Sandra) of Marengo;17 grandchildren, and 38 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter LuAnn Koenig, and his siblings, Fred Koenig, Gertrude Buswell, and Hilda Lueth.

Rudolph Walter Koenig was born on January 11, 1927, in Ladora, Iowa, the son of Karl and Lena Furler Koenig. He attended the country schools in the area and McKinley High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Rudy proudly served in the United States Navy for two years during World War II, stationed at Hawthorne, Nevada. He and Verna Newkirk were united in marriage on August 28, 1948 at the Lutheran Parsonage in Cedar Rapids. Rudy and Verna settled in Iowa County, where they farmed, raised their family and he also worked at Amana Refrigeration for 39 years. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Marengo, the Marengo American Legion Post #76, and the NRA. He enjoyed many fishing trips with his fellow workers over the years. Rudy’s lifelong interest was farming and the farming community, but above all he cherished his family, and loved spending time with them.