Clark August Huedepohl, age 75, died Saturday, March 26, 2005 at the Marengo Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Funeral Services: 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, March 29, 2005, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo with Pastor Douglas Morton officiating. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 P.M. Monday, March 28, 2005 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.

He is survived by his wife Genevieve; five children, Vickie Rathjen, Terry Huedepohl and wife Shelia, Connie Butler, and Pam Simmons and husband Bill, all of Marengo, and Mark and wife Pam of Shepherdsville, KY; 10 grandchildren, Kyle Rathjen and wife Fran, Kirk Rathjen and wife Ashley, Kourtney Rathjen, Shawn Huedepohl and wife Alyson, Heidi Knapp and husband Dave, Aaron Laskey and husband Mike, Brian Butler, Brent Butler, Joshua Simmons and Jalissa Simmons; and 10 great-grandchildren, Payton, Logan, Cole and Caleb Rathjen, Jenna, Collin, and Camden Huedepohl, Conner and Caden Knapp, and Madylin Laskey. In addition, he is survived by a brother, Darwin Huedepohl, and wife Sharon of Victor, and two sisters, Jasiel Timm of Victor and Phyllis Fiebelkorn of Brooklyn. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sons-in-law, Jere Rathjen and Ken Butler.

Clark August Huedepohl was born September 4, 1929 in Williamsburg, Iowa, the son of Fremont and Irene Zimmerman Huedepohl. He received his elementary education at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Williamsburg and graduated from Hilton High School, Conroy in 1947. He attended Concordia College in Minnesota for a year. Clark married Genevieve “Jenny” Keil on June 4, 1950 at the Methodist Church in Marengo. Clark owned and operated Huedepohl Implements, (John Deere dealership) in Marengo until he retired in 1989. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo and a past president of the Iowa County Hawkeye “I” Club (1984 & 1985). He enjoyed boating, fishing, traveling, and vacationing at Lake of the Ozarks. He was an avid Hawkeye Sports fan and enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s activities.