Obituaries

Henry Louis Budweg, age 89 of Fredericksburg, died Tuesday evening May 27, 2008, at the New Hampton Care Center.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2008 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg with Pastor Ronnie Koch officiating. Karen Downes will be the organist and Keith Kreun will sing, "I Am But A Stranger Here” and “How Great Thou Art”.

Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery at Fredericksburg with Doug Kleiss, Doug Sukow, Harold Ross, Robert Downes, Mike Uhlenberg and Steve Neuendorf serving as pallbearers.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Fredericksburg and one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Henry Louis Budweg was born June 27,1918, near Williamstown in Chickasaw County, Iowa, the son of Albert and Marie (Kottke) Budweg. He attended rural schools thru the 8^th grade. As a youth he farmed in the Williamstown area.

Henry was united in marriage to Edith Mae Simmons on May 25, 1942, at the Lutheran Church in New Hampton. To this union four children were born. Henry and Edith farmed in the Fredericksburg area until 1958 when they moved to Fredericksburg. Henry worked as the purchasing agent for Curbmaster of America in Cedar Falls, until retiring in 1980.

Henry’s church was an important part of his life.  He first served on the church council of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in New Hampton and later of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg. He also served as the treasurer of the Fredericksburg Housing Corporation for nine years. The residents at the Sunrise Guest Home knew they could count on him to help them in any way.

He is survived by two daughters, Judy Gruenberg of Layton, Utah and Anna Marie Knutson of Fredericksburg; two sons, Allan Budweg of Northbrook, IL and Keith Budweg of Plainwell, MI; a sister, Louise Peters of Sioux Falls, SD; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 

Henry was preceded in death by his wife, Edith on August 8, 1998; his parents; one brother, John Budweg and a son-in-law, Keith Gruenberg.