Loren Gatzlaff

Loren Ervin Gatzlaff was born December 7, 1927, on the family farm in Stately Township the son of Ervin and Adeline (Parr) Gatzlaff. He was united in marriage to Marjorie Buhr on February 19, 1951, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield. Loren farmed his entire life on the family farm before retiring in 1987. He was a member of the Sanborn School Board and the Stately Township Board. Loren was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and served as a Luther League Counselor, a Sunday school teacher, and sang in the church choir. He enjoyed golf, playing cards, and visiting with friends and family. Loren sang at many weddings and funerals, and enjoyed an occasional fishing or hunting trip with family and friends. Loren Gatzlaff died Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at the Springfield Medical Center Hospital at the age of 82 years. He is survived by wife Marjorie of Springfield; daughter - Jill and husband Tom Cashon of Farmington, NM; sons - Dave Gatzlaff of Sanborn, and Doug and fiancee' LuAnn Niehoff of Springfield; 2 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; sister-in-law Bernice Balbach and husband Lynn; and sisters-in-law - Irene Krueger and Delores Gatzlaff. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Harold Gatzlaff; and brother-in-law Wilbert Krueger.