Erwin Christian Doermann

Funeral services for Erwin Christian Doermann, 95, of Tipton who died Friday, April 22, 2011 will be held Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 11:00 am at the First United Church of Christ, Tipton with Pastor David Lorenzen officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 25, 2011 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial will follow in the St. John's Cemetery, Clarence. Casket bearers are Matt Pruess, Brian Clemmens, Brad Clemmens, Brent Clemmens, Nick Boyd, and Parker Boyd. Honorary casket bearers will be Brian Boyd, Tom Beckman, Gary Doermann, and Dale Eiben. Erwin was born October 23, 1915, the son of Charles and Wilhelmina Brinkmann Doermann, in rural Lowden. He attended Tipton Community School and married Dorothy Lehrman on January 5, 1941, at St. John's Church Parsonage in Clarence. She died December, 2008 The couple farmed (both livestock and crops) most of their married life in the rural Tipton area. Mr. Doermann served a number of years on the Cedar County Cooperative Board in Tipton. He was a member of First United Church of Christ in Tipton. He thoroughly enjoyed their farming career, gardening with his wife, entertaining his grandchildren, trips to Oklahoma and his family. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He is survived by his daughters, Elaine (Ron) Clemmens of Yukon, OK, and Sharon (Rodney) Laucamp of Tipton; grandchildren, Brian (Tammy) Clemmens, Brad (Tracy) Clemmens, and Brent (Kristi) Clemmens, all of Yukon, OK, Michelle (Brian) Boyd and Matthew Pruess (and Matt's significant other, Kristie Crandall) of Mechanicsville, great-grandchildren, Ashley, Blake, Colin, Baylee and Kennedy Clemmens of Yukon, OK and Nick and Parker Boyd of Mechanicsville; step-grandchild, Chad (Lisa) Laucamp of Chicago, IL; step-great-grandchild, Zachary (Tori) Linhardt of San Diego, CA; sisters, Vera Eiben of Wheatland, Darlene (Raldo) Horman of Tipton, Mary Louise (Harold) Horman, Lowden; sister-in-law, Margaret Doermann, Anamosa; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 67 years; and brothers, Eric, Melvin and Lavern Doermann.