Kenneth Arthur Putzier

Kenneth A. Putzier, age 87, of Storm Lake, Iowa died Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral mass will be held on Monday, April 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the St.Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will take place Sunday, April 8, 2018 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Memorials may be directed to UnityPoint Hospice or St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Kenneth A. Putzier was born on August 20, 1930 in rural Woodbury County. He attended a country school through 6th grade. Ken graduated from Battle Creek high school in 1947, then attended the Gates Waterloo Business College. He worked as a bookkeeper until June 1951 when he was drafted into the Army and served two years during the Korean War. On August 29, 1953, he married Mary Lucille Waters in Cherokee, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in May 1956 with a BS degree in Accounting. That fall Ken passed the CPA examination and moved to Kansas City where he worked for a national accounting firm for four and a half years. In December of 1960, he joined a local CPA firm in Storm Lake and became a partner with Hunzelman and Putzier in 1963. He retired from the accounting firm on December 31, 1995. He was active in the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants, including serving as president. Ken was appointed by the governor of Iowa to serve three, three-year terms on the Iowa Board of Accountants and also served as its Chairman. Ken belonged to the Storm Lake Rotary and served one year as president. He belonged to the St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus, the Storm Lake Chamber of Commerce, the Storm Lake Chapter of SCORE, and Storm Lake Pride. Ken was also involved in Storm Lake little league baseball, served in Boy Scouts, and the YMCA Indian Guides. Ken was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, enjoying nothing more than spending time with his family. His hobbies included golf, fishing, hunting, sailing and following the University of Nebraska and the University of Iowa football teams. Ken is survived by his four children: Patrick (Kathleen) Putzier of Salina, Kansas, Jeffery (Jane) of Boone, Iowa, Ann Putzier of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Mark Putzier (Kim Milligan) of Omaha, Nebraska. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Ken was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Mary, and two sisters, Norma Castor and LaDonna Ledden and a brother, Roger Putzier.

Kenneth Arthur Putzier

August 20, 1930 - April 1, 2018