Louis Wayne Quass, son of Ralph and Emma Nehls Quass, was born February 1, 1929, in Sumner Township, near Independence, Iowa. He was baptized in the Baptist Church in Independence, and after moving with his family to Randalia, joined the Methodist Church there. He graduated from Randalia Consolidated School in 1946.
He farmed with his parents for a brief time prior to his marriage on June 15, 1950, to Rosella Caroline McComb at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck. Rev. V.C. Grant performed the ceremony. Following marriage, Wayne farmed in the Randalia area before becoming an employee at Albrecht Turkey Hatchery in Greene, Iowa. In April of 1952, he began working for Schield-Bantam Corporation in Waverly as a spray painter. He retired there as an assembly line foreman in 1987.
Following a lengthy illness, his death occurred on Friday, April 3, 2009, at his home in Frederika. He was 80 years old and was a member of the Frederika United Methodist Church, served on the Frederika Town Council, and while living in Tripoli, had served as a Cub Scoutmaster. He enjoyed spending time at home and being with his family.
In addition to his wife, Rosie of Frederika, he is survived by one son, Rod (Barb Blake) Quass of Frederika; four daughters, Audrey (Larry) Goodwin of Fredericksburg, Kristy (Tony) Ogilvie of Welch, Minnesota, Lynette (Larry Moeller) Petersen of Tripoli, and Mary (Dave) Brouwer of Britt, Iowa; eleven grandchildren, Jeremy (Kandy) Quass, Bobbie (Jamie) Masker, Jamie (Bruce Ohrt) Quass, Chad Meyer, Cory Meyer, Brent Petersen and his fiancé, Amanda Drewelow, Bethany Petersen, Kara Petersen, Amanda (Adam) Drabek, Adam Brouwer, and Eddie Hartson; eight great grandchildren; two sisters, Lucille (Carl) Clemens of Johnson City, Tennessee and Bernice Quass of Waterloo; one brother-in-law, Keith Ostrander; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Lora Marie Brouwer; his parents; two brothers, Kenneth and Norman Quass; one sister, Dorothy Ostrander; and one sister-in-law, Ivyl Quass.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 6, 2009 at the Frederika United Methodist Church. Friends may call from 2:00 p.m., until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2009 at Rettig Funeral Home in Tripoli and for one hour preceding services at the church on Monday. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday at Dunham Grove Cemetery of rural Randalia. Memorials may be made in Wayne’s name to the Holden-Iowa City Cancer Research Center, the Frederika United Methodist Church, or the Cedar Valley Hospice—Bremer County.
