Obituary for
Lowell Brenneman
Lowell Gordon Brenneman was born January 11, 1930 in Kalona, Iowa, the son of Ora and Gertrude (Yoder) Brenneman. He attended Woodland rural country school. On August 13, 1950 Lowell was united in marriage to Lucille Swartzendruber at the Wellman Mennonite Church. He was a machinery dealer for 40 years. Lowell was a member of the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church where he held many church offices and taught Sunday School. He enjoyed spending time with family, visiting with people, eating out and traveling. Lowell died on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Parkview Manor in Wellman at the age of 87 years.
Lowell is survived by two sons: Ronald (Nancy) Brenneman of Wellman, Lowell Gregory (Edwina) Brenneman of Swisher; 4 grandchildren: Amy (Nate) Fick, Caleb (Nancy) Brenneman, Seth Brenneman, Wyatt (Grace Sippy) Brenneman; 5 great grandchildren: Simona, Andreas, Maria, Jonas and Markus; a sister Nita Erb of Kalona; a brother Clair (Faye) Brenneman of Palmer Lake, Colorado; and a brother-in-law Wayne Miller of Wellman. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Lucille, a sister Audrey Miller and a brother-in-law John Erb.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Pastor Don Patterson will officiate. Burial will be in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3-7 PM on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. A general memorial fund has been established.
