Harold Hinkeldey

Harold Hinkeldey, age 89, of Storm Lake, Iowa passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at his home in Storm Lake with the help of hospice care and surrounded by his family and his favorite cat, Smokey, by his side. Funeral services will take place Monday, March 22, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover, Iowa. To watch the live stream of the service please click the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88429308713?pwd=Ny90cXpLOVptL09IOXR6SzJFbGwzUT09 and enter the password, funeral. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will take place Sunday, March 21, 2021 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in STORM LAKE. Masks and social distancing will be required. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Harold Henry Fred was born December 4, 1931 on the farm of Henry and Ella (Grieme) Hinkeldey. As an infant, he was baptized at home in the Lutheran faith and was later confirmed in 1947 by Reverend Otto Bahr. Harold attended Hanover Parochial School for eight years and then onto Alta High School, graduating in 1951. Harold was drafted into the United States Army on May 6, 1953 where he proudly served his country until he was honorably discharged on March 1, 1955. Having to sell all his livestock when he was drafted, Harold began farming upon returning home and enjoyed working with his livestock. On August 19, 1961, Harold was united in marriage to Lorraine (Otto) Gibson and gained a son, Jeff, right away. As a family, they moved to the family farm west of Hanover. Harold and Lorraine always worked together on the farm, harvesting, walking beans and loading livestock. It was a true family farming union. In June 1962, they were blessed with a daughter, Teresa and in January of 1966, they were blessed with another daughter, Lisa. Harold enjoyed attending his children and grandchildren’s’ activities which included baseball games with Jeff, teaching Shayne baseball and the love of the farming business, Teresa with 4-H, softball with Lisa and many ballgames of the grandchildren’s. Needless to say, baseball was Harold’s sport. Harold played for the Schaller Whitecaps and still wanted to know when spring training was starting in 2021. Harold and Lorraine always brought their children on family vacations in August either to Kansas City or Minnesota to enjoy more baseball. They also enjoyed taking the grandchildren on weekends for a fun overnight stay with grandpa and grandma. Harold was a faithful member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hanover, where he held the office of trustee and financial secretary. In 1997, Harold and Lorraine moved to Storm Lake to help care for their daughter, Lisa, who was fighting breast cancer. Harold enjoyed his woodworking, going after cars for Fitzpatrick’s, and he even mowed lawns for the City of Storm Lake for a while. Harold would go to Hy-Vee and the Pantry Café in Storm Lake to meet with his friends. To greet Harold in heaven was his daughter, Lisa Ann; parents, Henry and Ella Hinkeldey; brother, Harlan and extended family and other friends. Carrying on Harold’s family wishes are his wife, Lorraine Hinkeldey of Storm Lake, Iowa; son, Jeff (Regina) of Omaha, Nebraska; daughter, Teresa (Dale) Stuhr of Alta, Iowa; grandchildren: Jaimee (Joe) Beister; Shayne (Danika) Hinkeldey; Austin (Amanda) Stuhr; Lexi Moon (fiancé, Jake Schatzberg); Allison Peterson; great grandchildren: Brayden Dirks; Jake Beister; Preston, Dawson and Madison Hinkeldey; Kellan Cowell; Declan and Rylan Schatzberg; baby boy Stuhr due in June and baby Schatzberg due in September; extended family and many friends. Harold will be remembered by his love for family, his soft gentle nature, and always the famous last words when we left the house, “I love you and don’t let the cats out.”

Harold Hinkeldey

December 4, 1931 - March 19, 2021