Wallace Hamann Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Wallace Hamann of Milford passed away on July 16, 2016. Services will be held at the following times: Wednesday, July 20th - visitation, 4 to 7 pm at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake, IA. Thursday, July 21st - funeral service, 11 am with reception following at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Friday, July 22 - burial service with military honors, 11 am at the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Wallace Keith Hamann, the son of Charles John and Elizabeth (Kolpin) Hamann, was born on August 29, 1927 in Cherokee, Iowa. He graduated from Galva High School in 1945. Wally served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. After the war, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Buena Vista College in 1949. On July 26, 1953 Wally was united in marriage with Shirley Miller at the Baptist Church in Storm Lake. From 1949 until 1975 he taught wood and metal shop, drivers ed, and junior high math in Royal, Bayard, Odebolt, Schaller, and Galva. Wally also coached girls’ track, softball, and basketball, and led the Schaller girls’ basketball teams to the state tournament in 1962-63 and 63-64. From 1955 to 1993, Wally farmed north of Galva. He and Shirley were active members of the Galva United Methodist Church and the neighborhood card club. Wally and Shirley retired to West Okoboji in 1993, where he worked at Spirit Lake Wal-Mart. He enjoyed golfing and playing 500 and other card games, and doing the daily JUMBLE puzzle in the paper. He loved watching the Twins, Vikings, and Iowa State Cyclones. Wally also enjoyed playing the harmonica, ukulele, concertina, and singing and dancing with Shirley and family. Left to cherish Wally’s memory are his wife of 62 years, Shirley; children, Pamela (Tom) Wolthoff of San Antonio, TX, Valorie (Dixon) de Lena of Albany, CA, Charles (Diann) Hamann of LeMars and Christan (Lisa) Hamann of Fort Worth, TX; nine grandchildren; one great grandchild; and a sister, Wanda Baraldi of West Des Moines. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Donald Hamann; and a sister, Jeanne Meyer.

Wallace Hamann

August 29, 1927 - July 16, 2016