Wilfred Gerhard Naberhaus

Wilfred Gerhard, son of Henry and Anna (Wempe) Naberhaus, was born September 5, 1917 near Mt. Carmel in Carroll County, Iowa. He attended rural school and helped his family on the farm. On May 7, 1941, Wilfred entered the United States Army where he was a member of an engineering group that built roads and bridges. He served in the Pacific during WWII. The last year in the Army was spent at Schick Hospital in Clinton where they made prosthesis for wounded military personnel. He received his honorable discharge on July 1, 1945. On May 11, 1944 Wilfred was united in marriage with Philomena Woerdehoff at St. Bernard's Church in Breda by Rev. Schleyer. They spent their first year in Clinton and then settled in Halbur where Wilfred worked as a blacksmith and welder. They raised their eight children in Halbur. Wilfred opened Naberhaus Implement, selling, servicing and repairing farm implements. He sold the business to his son Leon Barney' Naberhaus in 1980 and worked for his son for a number of years during his retirement. Wilfred cherished Philomena, his wife of 66 plus years and enjoyed spending time with his family. His hobbies were woodworking and golf. He was a member of St. Augustine's Parish and St. Augustine's Men's Club. He was a member of the Halbur Fire Department for 30 years, serving as Chief for seven years, and was on the Halbur Town Council. He was also a life time member of the Arcadia American Legion. In 2008, after living in Halbur for 60 years, Wilfred and Philomena moved to Westwood Knolls in Carroll and joined the St. Lawrence Parish. They moved to the Carroll Health Center in March of 2010. Wilfred had a short illness and died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll. He was 93 years, 7 months and 4 days of age. Preceding Wilfred in death are his parents; two daughters Karen Olberding and Jean Ann Naberhaus; three grandchildren Daniel Olberding, Mary Kay Sporrer and Willy Jordan; three brothers Maurice Naberhaus (Mary Ann), Joe Naberhaus and Eugene Naberhaus; two sisters Laura Bruggen (Harry) and Leonora Rothmeyer (Richard) and two brothers-in-law Ray Pudenz and Virgil Lappe, Sr. He is survived by his wife Philomena Naberhaus of Carroll; six children: Shirley Jordan (Bill) of Manchester, NH; Dennis Naberhaus (Pat) of Midland, MI; LaVonne Sporrer (Paul) of Dedham; Eileen Prebeck (Gene) of Templeton; Leon Barney' Naberhaus (Cindy) of Carroll and Sandy Wittrock (Kevin) of Halbur; son-in-law Jim Olberding; 25 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two brothers Leo Naberhaus of Mt. Carmel and Norbert Naberhaus (Marcella) of Carroll and three sisters Bernetta Pudenz of Pocahontas, Ann Lappe of Carroll and Mary Ann Naberhaus of Mt. Carmel; sisters-in-law Ruth Naberhaus of Scranton, Dorothy Naberhaus of Indianola, and Evelyn Woerdehoff of Wall Lake; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. REV. DALE REIFF, CELEBRANT Lector ~ Granddaughter VICKI ROTERT Gift Bearers WILFRED'S GRANDCHILDREN Mass Servers ~ Great-grandchildren JARED ROTERT MEGAN ROTERT Music "HERE I AM, LORD" "SERVANT SONG" "YOU ARE MINE" "MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY" ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHOIR JULIE SIBBEL, ORGANIST Casket Bearers ~ Grandchildren AMANDA NICHOLS ROB NABERHAUS MIKE SPORRER JEREMY JORDAN DAVID OLBERDING RACHEL WITTROCK CHAD NABERHAUS