Individual Details
Walter Lee Siegrist
(19 Mar 1925 - 4 Sep 2004)
Walter Lee Siegrist was born 19 March 1925 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. On 11 January 1947 he married in Denmark, Lee County, Iowa, Wanda Jean Crabtree, daughter of Kent L. and Helen M. (Houston) Crabtree. She was born 8 February 1928, also in Fort Madison. Walter served in the Navy during World War II. He farms near West Point, Lee County, Iowa.
There were four (4) children born of the marriage.
The Hawk Eye, September 6, 2004: W. Lee Siegrist, 79, of West Point died at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004, at West Point Care Center. Born March 19, 1925, in Fort Madison, he was the son of Walter A. and Fleta M. Wayland Siegrist. On Jan. 11, 1947, he married Wanda Crabtree in Denmark. Mr. Siegrist was a sheriff's deputy in Lee County and sold insurance and real estate for Kern Insurance Co. before retiring from Dial Corp. in its security department. He was a member of the Denmark Congregational United Church of Christ for nearly 70 years. He also was a member of the American Legion, the Elks, was a county trustee and the former president of the Lee County Farm Bureau. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was active in veterans' reunions. Besides his wife, survivors include two sons, Neil Siegrist and Mark Siegrist, both of Longmont, Colo.; two daughters, Patricia Ealy of Fort Madison and Dana Pechin of Longmont; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Jerry Siegrist of Waukon; and a sister, Martha Koehn of North English. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at King-Lynk Funeral Home in Fort Madison where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral for Mr. Siegrist will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at King-Lynk Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Eis officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Fort Madison. A memorial has been established.
There were four (4) children born of the marriage.
The Hawk Eye, September 6, 2004: W. Lee Siegrist, 79, of West Point died at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004, at West Point Care Center. Born March 19, 1925, in Fort Madison, he was the son of Walter A. and Fleta M. Wayland Siegrist. On Jan. 11, 1947, he married Wanda Crabtree in Denmark. Mr. Siegrist was a sheriff's deputy in Lee County and sold insurance and real estate for Kern Insurance Co. before retiring from Dial Corp. in its security department. He was a member of the Denmark Congregational United Church of Christ for nearly 70 years. He also was a member of the American Legion, the Elks, was a county trustee and the former president of the Lee County Farm Bureau. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was active in veterans' reunions. Besides his wife, survivors include two sons, Neil Siegrist and Mark Siegrist, both of Longmont, Colo.; two daughters, Patricia Ealy of Fort Madison and Dana Pechin of Longmont; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Jerry Siegrist of Waukon; and a sister, Martha Koehn of North English. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at King-Lynk Funeral Home in Fort Madison where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral for Mr. Siegrist will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at King-Lynk Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Eis officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Fort Madison. A memorial has been established.
Events
| Birth | 19 Mar 1925 | Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 11 Jan 1947 | Denmark, Lee Co., Iowa - Wanda Jean Crabtree | | ||
| Death | 4 Sep 2004 | West Point, Lee Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Fairview Cemetery, Lee Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Wanda Jean Crabtree (1928 - ) |
| Child | Patricia Kay Siegrist (1948 - ) |
| Child | Neil Lee Siegrist (1950 - ) |
| Child | Mark Dean Siegrist (1954 - ) |
| Child | Dana Jo Siegrist (1962 - 2007) |
| Father | Walter Adolph Siegrist (1887 - 1970) |
| Mother | Fleta Mildred Wayland (1894 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Martha Ruth Siegrist (1926 - ) |
| Sibling | Jerry Wayland Siegrist (1933 - ) |
Endnotes
1. The Hawk Eye, Obituary of W. Lee Siegrist (n.p: September 6, 2004, n.d).
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. The Hawk Eye, Obituary of W. Lee Siegrist (n.p: September 6, 2004, n.d).
4. The Hawk Eye, Obituary of W. Lee Siegrist (n.p: September 6, 2004, n.d).
5. Social Security Death Index.
6. The Hawk Eye, Obituary of W. Lee Siegrist (n.p: September 6, 2004, n.d).