Wendell K. Staab

Wendell K. Staab, 74 years old, of Remsen, IA died Saturday, May 15, 2010, after a long battle with COPD at St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, IA. 
            Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at the First Baptist Church in LeMars, IA with Pastor Jon Meredith officiating.  Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, IA.  Graveside military honors will be conducted by V.F.W. post 3328 &American Legion Post 220 of Remsen.  Visitation will be anytime after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.  There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. all at Fisch Funeral Home & Monument LLC in Remsen.  Visitation will resume from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church.  Services have been entrusted to Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen.
            Wendell was born on April 12, 1936, at LeMars, IA the son of Louis & Louise (Stoffel) Staab.  He was raised and educated in LeMars, graduating from LeMars High School in 1954.  He Joined the Army in 1955 and was stationed at Fort Belvoir, VA.  He was honorably discharged in 1958.  On Oct. 13, 1956 he married Patricia Collins at Vermillion, SD.  They were married 53 years. 
     Wendell learned to cut meat at the age of 12 with Bud Ross in LeMars and continued throughout his life.  He cut meat for John Beason, Meats the Taste Packing Company, Sherman Produce and Boyer Provisions, all in Sioux City before fulfilling his lifelong dream of owning his own business.  Wendell and his wife owned and operated the Remsen Processing Center from Sept. 1976 until they retired in 2002 and sold the business to their son and his wife to continue the family success.  
     Wendell was a member of The Iowa Locker Association from 1976 to 2002 being named President in 1989.  He had a special connection with the First Baptist Church He was an avid fisherman and it was rumored that he never passed up a Budweiser.
          Survivors include: his wife Patricia of Remsen; One daughter Linda Pick of Perry, IA; Three sons, Pete Staab & his wife Ruth, Chuck Staab all of Remsen, Robert Staab & his wife Angela of Nixa, MO; Two granddaughters; Seven grandsons; Five great-grandchildren; Three sisters, Evelyn Barr & Delores Autry of Dallas, TX, Mary Lou Moos & her husband Marvin of Granville, IA; Two brothers, Eugene Staab & his wife Maggie of Colorado & Jim Staab of LeMars, IA; Along with many nieces & nephews.
     Preceded in death by, his parents, one sister Edna Schleismann, One brother Donald Staab, Two brothers-in-law, Mark Autry & Alex Barr.
     Pallbearers will be his 3 sons, Pete, Chuck & Bert Staab, 4 Grandsons, Morrie, Jason & Christopher Marks & Travis Staab.
            Honorary Bearers will be his granddaughters Kalee & Emily Staab, grandsons, Cooper, Dalton & Ethan Staab, Great-grandchildren, Kaitlynn, Jordan, Dylan & Trinity Marks & Alyssa Peters.