Elmer LaVerne Buhr, son of Herman and May Kasemeier Buhr, was born March 17, 1918 in Fayette County, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye and graduated from Hawkeye High School.
On December 24, 1943, he was united in marriage with Mildred Pleggenkuhle at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye. Elmer was serving in the U.S. Army at the time of their marriage, and following his discharge in 1945, the couple returned to Hawkeye. Elmer farmed his entire working life on the family farm located just north of Hawkeye.
Elmer’s death occurred from natural causes on Monday, May 3, 2010, at Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union. He was 92 years old and had been a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye. He had served on the Hawkeye, North Fayette, and Keystone area school boards, and had also been active in the Fayette County Swine Producers. He was also a longtime member of Arnold-Rogers Post #312, American Legion of Hawkeye.
He is survived by three daughters, Nancy Gilson of Decorah, Kathy Fischer of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Diane Buhr of New London, Connecticut.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred who died July 9, 1978; one grandson, Jeff Gilson; his parents; and one sister, Edna Cluts.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye with Rev. William Horn officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Hawkeye and for one hour preceding services at the church on Thursday. Interment will be in Hawkeye Cemetery with military rites by Arnold-Rogers Post #312, American Legion of Hawkeye.
