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Ernest C. Hunziker

Ernest C. Hunziker
March 5, 1926 - September 1, 2008


In Memory Of
Ernest "Ernie" C. Hunziker
Pella, Iowa
(Age 82)

DIED
September 1, 2008
Pella, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICES
10:30 A.M. Thursday, September 4, 2008
Sully Community Church
Sully, Iowa

VISITATION
After Noon, Wednesday, September 3, 2008
with family present 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
at the Garden Chapel Funeral Home
Pella, Iowa

MEMORIALS
Killduff United Methodist Church
Red Cross - Iowa Chapter

FAMILY
Wife: Adah Hunziker - Pella, Iowa
Daughters: Nancy (Jerry) Slegh - Prairie City, Iowa
Bonnie (Stan) Vander Weerdt - Searsboro, Iowa
Son: Mark (Nancy) Hunziker - Cresco, Iowa

Ernest C. "Ernie" Hunziker

Ernest Charles Hunziker, son of Fred and Ella (Shutts) Hunziker, was born March 5, 1926 in Sully, Iowa. He passed away at the Pella Regional Health Center on Monday, September 1, 2008 at the age of eighty-two.

Ernest received his education in the Sully schools and graduated from the Sully High School.

On September 28, 1948 Ernest was united in marriage with Adah Worthy in Troy, Kansas. The couple farmed all their married life until 2005 when they retired and moved to Pella.

Ernest was a member of the Killduff United Methodist Church. He had a great interest in collecting cars and coins. He and his wife enjoyed travelling to various places in the United States. They also loved and enjoyed spending time with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Those left to cherish his memory are: his loving wife, Adah; his three children and their spouses: Nancy (Jerry) Slegh, Bonnie (Stan) Vander Weerdt, and Mark (Nancy) Hunziker; twelve grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Preceding him in death was: his son, Charles Louis Hunziker; his parents: Fred and Ella Hunziker; his three siblings: Elinor Rozendaal, Anna Martig, and Robert Hunziker.

Ernest will be missed by his loving family and his many friends.

Family:

Wife: Adah (Worthy) Hunziker

Nancy and Jerry Slegh - Prairie City, Iowa
     Kristi and Jamie Webb - Prairie City, Iowa
          Beau and Easton Webb
     Nicki and Alexander Pudol - Kailua, Hawaii
          Kyra Nicole and Wilhelmina Pudol
     Kelly and Nate Mosher - Prairie City, Iowa
          Jaxton Lee Mosher

Bonnie and Stan Vander Weerdt - Searsboro, Iowa
     Jess and Cheri Vander Weerdt - Valier, Montana
          Corby Vander Weerdt
     Josh and Sandy Vander Weerdt - Pleasant Hill, Iowa
          Karson Vander Weerdt
     Lisa and Cole Johnson - Grinnell, Iowa
          Emma Johnson
     Lij and Cris Vander Weerdt -N. Sioux City, South Dakota

Mark and Nancy Hunziker - Cresco, Iowa
     Kari and Lorne Byrnes - Owatonna, Minnesota
     Kali Hunziker - Cresco, Iowa
     Kale Hunziker - Cresco, Iowa
     Kole Hunziker - Cresco, Iowa
     Kerigan Hunziker - Cresco, Iowa


1301 Main Street
Pella, Iowa 50219
641-628-2430
11892 Hwy F-62 E.
Sully, Iowa 50251