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Obituary Raymond John Barkmeier, 78, died Thursday, August 22, 1996 in Naples, Florida. He was a widely known grocer in Hampton, Iowa and former President of the Associated Grocers of Iowa. Funeral services were held at 10:30 am Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hampton, with Father Jerry Condon and Father Walter J. Kleinfehn officiating. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery. Visitation began at 2:00 pm Sunday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, with a 7:00 pm Scripture service. Mr. Barkmeier and his longtime friend and business partner, F.D. Wullbrandt, operated B & W Grocery stores in the Hampton area 40 years and also owned the First State Bank of Greene. Mr. Barkmeier served 23 years as President of Associated Grocers of Iowa (A.G.I.). Born March 23, 1918, in Exeter, Nebraska, he was the son of August and Anna (Menke) Barkmeier. His roots in the food business began with the family store in Exeter. He worked for Sunshine Biscuit Company for a number of years until he and Wullbrandt established their first B & W Grocery store in Hampton in 1947. The chain expanded with stores in six area towns: Sheffield, Dumont, Greene, Allison, Clarion and Nashua until their sale to the Fairco Corporation in 1985. Mr. Barkmeier was elected President of A.G.I. in 1961. Under his leadership, the organization expanded to 300 retail members. In 1976, A.G.I. built the state's largest wholesale food-distributor warehouse. The building on the south edge of Ankeny was described at the time by one trade magazine as "state-of-the art" in food distribution. One of Hampton's most respected civic and business leaders, Mr. Barkmeier was committed to community service. As chairman of the building committee for the Hampton Community School District, he led a successful campaign to approve a bond issue for a new high school building. He later chaired the fund drive to build a new St. Patrick's Catholic Church building down the street. Mr. Barkmeier was past president of the Hampton Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club and Quarterback Club. He was an avid sports fan and an ardent supporter of the University of Iowa. A member of the U of I President's Club, he lived in Iowa City for about two years following his retirement from the food business in 1985. He is survived by wife, Alice, who he married on February 9, 1948; and six children, John, of Appleton; Wisconsin; Jim and Joe, of Champaign, Illinois; Jerry, of Springfield, Illinois; Julie, of Bethesda, Maryland; Jeff, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; nine grandchildren, Andrew, Sara and Lauren of Appleton, Wisconsin; Matthew and James of Champaign, Illinois; Daniel and Kyle, also of Champaign, Illinois; and Jared and Lia, of Springfield, Illinois; and two sisters, Helena Barkmeier of Exeter, Nebraska and Rose Alldritt Lilly of Los Angeles, California. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Louis, Walter and Vincent; sisters, Ella Morgan and Lillian Barkmeier. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Foundation and Alzheimer's Research.
Mason City Globe Gazette
Obituary Alice Augusta (Lutterman) Barkmeier, nearly 94 years of Springfield, Illinois, died at Concordia Village, October 10, 2016, surrounded by her family. Alice was born on November 9, 1922, daughter of Jacob and Augusta Lutterman. After high school, she completed her nursing degree from Bellevue Hospital in New York City. WWII was in progress and Alice served at St. Albans Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia, later transferring to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as operating nurse supervisor and first assistant to the chief nurse. Following the war, she moved to Hampton, Iowa after being assigned Franklin County Hospital Administrator. It was there that Alice met grocer, Ray Barkmeier, who she wed on February 9, 1948. Alice and Ray retired to Naples, Florida for many years, where they enjoyed old and new friends as well as visiting family. When Ray passed in 1996, she continued to travel widely, volunteer and enjoy her growing family. Alice is survived by her children; John (Diane), Jim (Jackie), Joe (Ann Tice), Jerry (Lynne), Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer (Rob Kraemer), Jeff (Fiancé Theresa Morgan) Barkmeier and brother, Gerald (Anne) Lutterman. She will be greatly missed by her grandchildren Andrew (Joanne), Sarah (Chris), Lauren, J.P. (Colleen), Matthew, Dan (Emily), Kyle, Jared, Lia, Alex and Braeden Barkmeier and Joshua and Alexandria Kraemer as well as 13 great grandchildren. Alice is preceded in death by her husband, Ray, her parents, and sisters Naomi Peters and Dorothy Parks. A memorial service was held at 10:00 am followed by a memorial Mass at 11:00 am on Saturday October 15, 2016 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Reverend Martin Smith officiating. Burial was in Hampton, Iowa. The family wishes to thank the staff at Concordia Village and her physician, James Stegeman for their loving care. A memorial fund has been established with the Alzheimer's Foundation.
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