"Rueben and the whole Eldal family hold a special place in our hearts. Our friendship started at Methodist Hospital in DesMoines when Marlene and our daughter Lisa were both in intensive care there. Never a nicer man, so caring and thoughtful. It was a privilege to know them both. "
In loving memory of
Reuben Jerome Eldal
February 3, 1932 - August 2, 2015
Reuben J. Eldal, 83, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.
A visitation will be Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with the cremation rite to follow. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Grace Lutheran Church, with Pastor Matthew Martens officiating. Burial will be in Carpenter Cemetery.
Survivors include his daughter, Lynnea Eldal of Appleton, WI; sons, Paul (Jill) of Moorland, IA ; twins, Jerry; Jerald (Nancy Westbury) of Minneapolis, MN; grandchildren, Reuben, Paul, and Josie Eldal; great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Gabriel Wonhof and Haven Rose Westbury; sister, Helen (Gordon) Julius of Fort Dodge; brothers, Arthur Eldal of Minneapolis, MN; Gerald (Phyllis) Eldal of Minneapolis, MN; and sister-in-law, Marvyl Eldal of Sioux Falls, SD; numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by wife, Marlene; parents, Albert and Gena (Eastvold) Eldal; sister, Neva Eldal; brothers, Jalmer and Donald Eldal; sister-in-laws, Joyce and Joan Eldal; and granddaughter, Allison Eldal.
Reuben J. Eldal was born on February 3, 1932 in Moorland and graduated from Moorland High School in 1950. On August 16, 1952 he was united in marriage to Marlene Ann Dayton at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Reuben served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955. The couple made their home on a family farm near Moorland, where he farmed his entire life. He was a longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.
Tributes
"Rueban was so special to my parents Nick and Lucy Amoroso. These two men first met in the U S Army and it was a friendship that would truly last a lifetime. It is with much sadness we learn of his passing. Condolences to the entire Eldal family. Thinking of you at this difficult time."