SPORLEDER, Ernest Walter

1908 - 2005  (96 years)

• Name	SPORLEDER, Ernest Walter
  Birth	12 Dec 1908	Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jan 2005	Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa, United States
  	Ernest Walter Sporleder, 96, died 30 Jan 2005 at Shady Oaks Center in Lake City. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, 4 Feb, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Lake City, with Rev. Erwin Asmus officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday 3 Feb, at the Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City; with a prayer service following at 7 p.m. Burial will be in the Lake City Cemetery. Survivors include his daughter Ann Jacobs and husband Reverend Robert Jacobs of Ormand Beach, FL; sons Henry Sporleder and wife Jennifer of Lake City, Elmer Sporleder and wife Mary of Lake City, Dale Sporleder and wife Linda of Carmel, IN, and Duane Sporleder and wife Deborah of Lake City; ten grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Martha (Patten), parents, Henry Carl and Wilhelmina (Boell); infant sister Cora; brothers Albert, Carl, and Waldo; sisters Clara Heuton, Emma Thede and Laura Thede; and infant grandson Jon Sporleder. Ernest Walter Sporleder was born 12 Dec 1908 in rural Parsons, Neosho Co, KS. In 1914, his family moved to a farm near Lidderdale in Carroll Co, IA. Later, in 1920 they farmed land in the Lake City area. He was united in marriage to Martha Patten on 16 Sep 1929. They helped farm with his parents until 1933, then he and Martha moved to a farm near Jolley. In 1936, the couple moved to a farm northwest of Lidderdale, where they remained until 1939. At that time they purchased a farm north of Fonda in Pocahontas Co. They lived in the Fonda area until 1955, when they moved to a farm near Auburn. Upon retirement in 1974, the couple moved into Lake City. During this time, Ernest and Martha enjoyed traveling to visit family and friends, fishing, gardening, and playing cards. They were often seen riding around Lake City on their tandem bicycle. Before Martha's passing, the couple celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary in 2002. Ernest was an active member of the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Lake City. He was the last surviving charter member from the church's founding in 1928. In recent years he lived at Shady Oaks Care Center in Lake City. Lake City Graphic
  Burial	Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa, United States
  	Address: Lake City Cemetery
  		JO-Sporleder
  Person ID	I4479	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Sporleder Family Tree (Ellen's Maternal)
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	SPORLEDER, Henry Carl Peter,   b. 15 Mar 1865, Nindorf, Amt Luneburg, Hannover, Germany d. 21 Sep 1930, Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	BOELL, Wilhelmine Ferdinandine Marie Caroline,   b. 28 Jan 1872, Ganzlin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany d. 18 Dec 1934, Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa, United States (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1890	Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, United States
  	Address: St. Paul's Lutheran Church
  Family ID	F1514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PATTEN, Martha Lillian,   b. 7 Sep 1910, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, United States d. 18 Mar 2003, Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa, United States (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1930	Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States
  Children	+ 1. Private + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living
  Family ID	F1517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Fort Dodge Iowa Messenger News 2/2/2005 ERNEST W. SPORLEDER LAKE CITY — Ernest Walter Sporleder, 96, died Jan. 30, 2005 at Shady Oa ks Care Center in Lake City. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at Pilgrim Luthe ran Church in Lake City, with the Rev. Erwin Asmus officiating. Visitati on will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Feb. 3, at the Lampe Funeral Home in La ke City, with a prayer service following at 7 p.m. Burial will be in the L ake City Cemetery.