U.S. army - Korea - communications specialist
He is married to Troyce Melinda Bruns.
They got married on November 16, 1955 at Immanuel Luth. Chr., Bingham Twp., Hancock Co., IA , he was 23 years old.
Erwin Eldon Post oo Troyce Melinda Bruns
Marriage source: Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i«/u», (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII), no pagination, ISBN0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
"Heiko H. BRUNS * 21 August 1901 near Titonka + 24 October 1984 hospital Algona, IA # 27 October 1984 Immanuel Lutheran Church cem. northwest of Woden, IA oo 26 March 1924 Amanda FRANZEN * 1901 + 1991 # Immanuel Lutheran Church cem. northwest of Woden, IA
Heiko Bruns, 83 ... He is survived by his wife Amanda of Titonka, three daughters, ... Mrs. Erwin (Troyce) Post and Amanda Bruns both of Titonka, ...
Also surviving are 17 grand-children, 3 great-grandchildren ...
..."
cf. «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon«/u», Pg. 411
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Erwin Eldon Post
Source: Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i«/u», (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
"Heiko H. BRUNS * 21 August 1901 near Titonka + 24 October 1984 hospital Algona, IA # 27 October 1984 Immanuel Lutheran Church cem. northwest of Woden, IA oo 26 March 1924 Amanda FRANZEN * 1901 + 1991 # Immanuel Lutheran Church cem. northwest of Woden, IA
Heiko Bruns, 83 ... He is survived by his wife Amanda of Titonka, three daughters, ... Mrs. Erwin (Troyce) Post and Amanda Bruns both of Titonka, ...
Also surviving are 17 grand-children, 3 great-grandchildren ...
..."
Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J., Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Cent Hist of Titonka IA 1898 - 1998«/u», (Publication location: Brainerd MN, Publisher: Titonka IA Cent Comm, Publication date: MCMXCVII), pg. 411, Repository: Titonka IA Pub. Lib.
"POST, EVERT POST, ANNA KETTWICH
Soon after his discharge from service in the first World War, Evert Post and his bride, Anna Kettwich, of Flanagan, Illinois, loaded their few belongings on a boxcar, destination Titonka, Iowa. there they started farming. ... They had five children: Viona Welhousen, Titonka, her husband, Wilbur, deceased, one daughter; Melvin and Berneice, Algona, two daughters: Arthur and his wife, Marvella, Titonka, five children; Erwin and his wife, Troyce, now living onthe home place, eight children; Berneice and her husband, DeWayne Maass, Lakota, three daughters."
Author: Post, Marjorie, Title: "Family Group Sheet for Erwin Post," (Publication location: Flanagan, IL, Publisher: MP, postmarked xviii Apr MMXIV), Pg. 37
"Husband: Erwin Post Birth: 14 Feb 1932 in Iowa Marriage 16 Nov 1955
Father: Evert Post
Mother: Anna H. Kettwich
Wife: Troyce Bruns Birth: 16 Jul 1930
Father: Heiko Bruns
Mother: Amanda Franzen
Children:
1 Name: David Post M Birth: 01 Aug 1956
2. Name: Mary Beth Post F Birth: 12 Feb 1958
3 Name: JoAnn Post F Birth: 13 Jun 1959
4 Name: Janet Post F Birth: 22 Jul 1960
5 Name: John Post M Birth: 14 Mar 1962
6 Name: Stephen Post M Birth: 07 Feb 1964"
Obituaries, Kossuth County Advance, Vol. 153 # 45, 9 Nov 2017, Pg A6, Col. 1, Publication location: Algona, IA
"Erwin Post
Feb. 14, 1932 - Nov. 1, 2007
TITONKA - Funeral services for Erwin Post were celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church rural Titonka with the Rev. S. Kim Peterson officiating. Burial was in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
Erwin Eldon Post was born on the family farm in rural Titonka on February 14, 1932, the third son of Evert & Annie (Kettwich) Post. He was baptized & confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Titonka, where he was a lifelong member. He attended school at German Township #7. Following his schooling, Erwin farmed with his father for several years. In February 1953 - one day before his 21st birthday - Erwin was drafted into the U.S. Army. His service included one year in Korea as a communications specialist. He was honorably discharged in February 1955.
Upon his return from military service, Erwin continued to farm with his father. On November 16, 1955, he married Troyce Bruns at Immanuel. The couple moved into the farmhouse that would be their home for 52 years. They farmed and raised an array of livestock. Erwin & Troyce were blessed to be parents of four sons & four daughters.
In April 2007, Erwin & Troyce moved from the farm to Titonka. They lived there until the spring of 2016, when both became residents of Titonka Care Center.
Erwin died peacefully at the Care Center on November 1, 2017. He was 85 years old.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Troyce; children David (Sherri) Post, Titonka; Mary (Mark) Bower, Coon Rapids, IA; JoAnn (James Nieman), Northbrook, IL; Janet (Doug) Greene, Marion, IA; John (Karen) Post, Coon Rapids, MN; Stephen Post (Kris), Davenport, IA; Paul (Nancy) Post, Cedar Falls, [IA,] and Carolyn Post, San Francisco. Also 15 grandchildren: Brooke Anderson (Keenan Bakken), Hannah (Jordan) Leuschen, Kaitlin Anderson, Hannah Bower, Ross (Jordan) Bower, Clara (Joseph Malack) Nieman, Madelene Nieman, Leah (Derek) Ratliffe, Benjamin Post, Nicole Post, Ryan Post, Alyssa (Nathan) Dick, Hannah Culbertson, Joshua Post and Maximillian Bormann; and one great grandson, Kaleb Dick. Also surviving are a sister Berneice (DeWayne) Maass, Buffalo Center, IA; brother-in-law, LeRoy Bruns, Titonka; sister-in-law Amanda Bruns, Titonka; many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Evert and Annie Post; sister, Viona (Wilbur) Welhousen; brother Melvin (Berneice) Post; brother Arthur (Marvella) Post; and sister-in-law Sandra Bruns.
Erwin will be remembered as a man of faith, a husband, a father, and a farmer.
Oakcrest Funeral Service of Titonka handled arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com"
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