AKRON, Iowa -- Verle E. Barwick, 81, of Akron died Monday, April 12, 2004, at a Sioux City hospital from complications of Parkinson's Disease and pneumonia.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Akron with full military honors provided by American Legion Post 186 of Akron and the United States Marine Corps, courtesy of the Department of Defense. Cremation rites preceded the service. Visitation with the family present will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder Funeral Home of Akron.
Verle E. Barwick was born Dec. 1, 1922 at Clark, S.D., the second son of Clarence and Mae (Hoffman) Barwick. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School in Cherokee County in 1942. Following high school in December of 1942, Verle left home for Marine Corps basic training at San Diego, Calif. After basic training, Verle spent the entire remainder of World War II in the Pacific Theater, seeing action in many island campaigns and ultimately China, achieving the rank of sergeant. Verle was honorably discharged in 1946.
On July 19, 1947, he married Colleen J. Herbold in Le Mars, Iowa, a union blessed with four sons. They farmed in Cherokee, Iowa for three years. Thereafter, they moved to Pierson, Iowa, where Verle purchased half interest in the Karsten John Deere implement business. After selling his interest in the Pierson business, Verle purchased the John Deere franchise in Akron from Moir Implement Co. and started Barwick Implement Company, serving the Akron area farmers from 1958 until illness forced him to retire in early 2001.
Verle is survived by his wife of 56 years; one brother, Clarence J. Barwick of Cherokee; four sons, Gene and his wife Lori Barwick of Owatonna, Minn., James Barwick of Edmond, Okla., Jerry and his wife Karen Barwick of Akron and Gary and his wife Cindy Barwick of Sheldon, Iowa; eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister-in-law, Ella Barwick.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Akron with full military honors provided by American Legion Post 186 of Akron and the United States Marine Corps, courtesy of the Department of Defense. Cremation rites preceded the service. Visitation with the family present will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder Funeral Home of Akron.
Verle E. Barwick was born Dec. 1, 1922 at Clark, S.D., the second son of Clarence and Mae (Hoffman) Barwick. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School in Cherokee County in 1942. Following high school in December of 1942, Verle left home for Marine Corps basic training at San Diego, Calif. After basic training, Verle spent the entire remainder of World War II in the Pacific Theater, seeing action in many island campaigns and ultimately China, achieving the rank of sergeant. Verle was honorably discharged in 1946.
On July 19, 1947, he married Colleen J. Herbold in Le Mars, Iowa, a union blessed with four sons. They farmed in Cherokee, Iowa for three years. Thereafter, they moved to Pierson, Iowa, where Verle purchased half interest in the Karsten John Deere implement business. After selling his interest in the Pierson business, Verle purchased the John Deere franchise in Akron from Moir Implement Co. and started Barwick Implement Company, serving the Akron area farmers from 1958 until illness forced him to retire in early 2001.
Verle is survived by his wife of 56 years; one brother, Clarence J. Barwick of Cherokee; four sons, Gene and his wife Lori Barwick of Owatonna, Minn., James Barwick of Edmond, Okla., Jerry and his wife Karen Barwick of Akron and Gary and his wife Cindy Barwick of Sheldon, Iowa; eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister-in-law, Ella Barwick.
AKRON, Iowa -- Verle E. Barwick, 81, of Akron died Monday, April 12, 2004, at a Sioux City hospital from complications of Parkinson's Disease and pneumonia.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Akron with full military honors provided by American Legion Post 186 of Akron and the United States Marine Corps, courtesy of the Department of Defense. Cremation rites preceded the service. Visitation with the family present will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder Funeral Home of Akron.
Verle E. Barwick was born Dec. 1, 1922 at Clark, S.D., the second son of Clarence and Mae (Hoffman) Barwick. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School in Cherokee County in 1942. Following high school in December of 1942, Verle left home for Marine Corps basic training at San Diego, Calif. After basic training, Verle spent the entire remainder of World War II in the Pacific Theater, seeing action in many island campaigns and ultimately China, achieving the rank of sergeant. Verle was honorably discharged in 1946.
On July 19, 1947, he married Colleen J. Herbold in Le Mars, Iowa, a union blessed with four sons. They farmed in Cherokee, Iowa for three years. Thereafter, they moved to Pierson, Iowa, where Verle purchased half interest in the Karsten John Deere implement business. After selling his interest in the Pierson business, Verle purchased the John Deere franchise in Akron from Moir Implement Co. and started Barwick Implement Company, serving the Akron area farmers from 1958 until illness forced him to retire in early 2001.
Verle is survived by his wife of 56 years; one brother, Clarence J. Barwick of Cherokee; four sons, Gene and his wife Lori Barwick of Owatonna, Minn., James Barwick of Edmond, Okla., Jerry and his wife Karen Barwick of Akron and Gary and his wife Cindy Barwick of Sheldon, Iowa; eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister-in-law, Ella Barwick.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Akron with full military honors provided by American Legion Post 186 of Akron and the United States Marine Corps, courtesy of the Department of Defense. Cremation rites preceded the service. Visitation with the family present will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder Funeral Home of Akron.
Verle E. Barwick was born Dec. 1, 1922 at Clark, S.D., the second son of Clarence and Mae (Hoffman) Barwick. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School in Cherokee County in 1942. Following high school in December of 1942, Verle left home for Marine Corps basic training at San Diego, Calif. After basic training, Verle spent the entire remainder of World War II in the Pacific Theater, seeing action in many island campaigns and ultimately China, achieving the rank of sergeant. Verle was honorably discharged in 1946.
On July 19, 1947, he married Colleen J. Herbold in Le Mars, Iowa, a union blessed with four sons. They farmed in Cherokee, Iowa for three years. Thereafter, they moved to Pierson, Iowa, where Verle purchased half interest in the Karsten John Deere implement business. After selling his interest in the Pierson business, Verle purchased the John Deere franchise in Akron from Moir Implement Co. and started Barwick Implement Company, serving the Akron area farmers from 1958 until illness forced him to retire in early 2001.
Verle is survived by his wife of 56 years; one brother, Clarence J. Barwick of Cherokee; four sons, Gene and his wife Lori Barwick of Owatonna, Minn., James Barwick of Edmond, Okla., Jerry and his wife Karen Barwick of Akron and Gary and his wife Cindy Barwick of Sheldon, Iowa; eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister-in-law, Ella Barwick.
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