Officiating PASTOR BOB RIGGERT
Music “I AM JESUS’ LITTLE LAMB” “AMAZING GRACE” “HOW GREAT THOU ART” CONGREGATION
SUSAN LAMB, ORGANIST
Casket Bearers: TOM EWOLDT, LYNN EWOLDT, BRUCE CARL, BOB WELLS, TIM VOLLSTEDT, KEITH CARL
Honorary Casket Bearers ABBIE WELLS, COLTON WELLS, TAYLOR EWOLDT, BLAKE EWOLDT, MCKENNA EWOLDT, LAUREN ANDERSON, MORGAN ANDERSON, NICOLE CARL, STAN’S MANY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
Visitation Thursday August 11, 2011, After 4:00 PM at Ohde Funeral Home, Manning
Funeral Service Friday August 12, 2011, 11:00 at Zion Lutheran Church, Manning
Interment will follow at Hayes Township Cemetery near Westside.

Stanley Edward, son of Hugo and Florence (Georgius) Ewoldt was born September 1, 1931, at Manning, Carroll County, Iowa. As children, Stan and his brother raised many ponies on the family farm between Manning and Manilla, where he grew up and attended country school.

Stan farmed his entire life, his early years on the family farm, later for George James, and finally for Amanda Kruse. He had a true passion for the farm life, and took exceptional pride in his horses and sheep. Stan loved to share his knowledge and his horses with friends and neighbors and the entire community in parades, pony rides, and horse and buggy rides. Throughout the years, Stan has especially loved entertaining children from tractor, horse, shoulder and piggyback rides to stories, songs, coloring books and gum.

Stan was fortunate to have such wonderful caring neighbors. They were like family to him. This was particularly demonstrated by the restoration of his 1950 John Deere tractor.

Stan was baptized and joined the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning in 1987. He was also a member of the Manilla Rough Riders Saddle Club and was a board member of the Aspinwall Community Club for many years.

On Monday, August 8, 2011, Stan died as a result a of a motor vehicle accident near Templeton. He was 79 years, 11 months and 7 days of age. Stan was a generous, caring, trusting, simple man. He always put the needs of others before his own. He found a friend in everyone he met. Stan touched the hearts of so many and will be truly missed by all.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Donald Ewoldt.

Stan is survived by a sister in law Verna Ewoldt of Harlan; nieces and nephews: Kathleen and husband Bruce Carl of Harlan; Thomas Ewoldt and wife Traci of Harlan; Annette and husband Robert Wells of Lake View; LuAnn and husband Tim Vollstedt of Arcadia and Lynn Ewoldt and wife Kris of Elkhorn, Nebraska; other relatives and many friends.

A piece of gum can mean so much to a little kid.

And with Stan, that's just what it did.

No need for lions and tigers and bears oh my,

Just horses and sheep on a farm under the light blue sky.

Children came running when they heard he was in town,

There were all smiles and not a single frown.

A kind man indeed

Always neat to his trusty steed.

Stan touched the hearts of many people from all around.

He was the best person out there that could be found.

Morning coffee with neighborhood friends was his cup of tea,

Smiling from ear to ear was also his specialty.

He put everyone's life in front of his own

Which is one of the many ways his heart was shown.

Stan was an amazing person to ever have met,

He gave much more than he would ever get.

He will be missed greatly by people from high and low,

Oh Stan, glow Much Is That Doggy in the Window?

Abbie Wells

The family wishes to express their gratitude for your kindness and invites you to join them for lunch and fellowship at the church following the Funeral Service.