Albert A. Puck


Albert & his brother George

Private
Served 1917 - 1918


Enlistment September 20, 1917
Unit Machine Gun Company, 115th Infantry
Rank Private
Service Number 1411143
Departure May 10, 1919, at Saint-Nazaire, France on the Artemis
Arrival May 24, 1919 Arrival Place: Newport News, Virginia
Discharge June 1, 1919


In Memory of ALBERT A. PUCK
1892 - 1981

Services Huebner Funeral Home
10:30 A.M. Saturday, August 1, 1981 Denison, Iowa
Officiating Rev. Jack Heck
Music Mrs. Karen Kahl, Organist Mr. Henry Henningsen, Soloist
Selections "I'm But A Stranger Here" "How Great Thou Art"
Bearers Larry Schmidt, Roger Schmidt, Harold Schmidt, Mike Malone, Eddie Puck, Ben Puck
Interment Crawford Heights Memory Gardens Denison, Iowa
Huebner Funeral Service Denison, Iowa


ALBERT A. PUCK
Funeral services for Albert A. Puck were held Saturday, August 1, 1981 at 10:30 a.m. at the Huebner Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa. The Rev. Jack Heck officiated at the services. Burial was in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens with full military rites. Serving as pallbearers were Larry Schmidt, Roger Schmidt, Harold Schmidt, Mike Malone, Gary Puck, and Ben Puck. Funeral arrangements were made under the direction of Huebner Funeral Home of Denison, lowa.

Albert A. Puck was born October 16, 1892, near Manning, Iowa, the son of William Puck and Margaretha (Joens) Puck. He was raised on a farm near Manning, Iowa. He attended the rural schools near his home, He later entered the U.S. Army serving during World War I. After his release from the military he returned to the Manning area where he was employed.

On January 13, 1926, Albert was united in marriage to Rosa Schmidt at Manning. Together they farmed near Manning until 1958 when they retired and moved to Denison. Albert has since continued to make Denison his home where he was a member of the American Legion.

He died on Wednesday evening, July 29, 1981 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital, Denison, Iowa at the age of 88.

In addition to his parents, Albert was preceded in death by one grandchild, five brothers and three sisters.

Survivors include: his wife Rosa of Denison; two sons, Donald of Omaha, and Lewis of Denison; four daughters: Viola, Mrs. Leslie Boger of Denison, Alice, Mrs. Joe Stevens of Audubon, Iowa, Miss Delores Puck of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Shirley Puck of Denison; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; also by two brothers, Edward and William and three sisters, Ella Puck, Maggie Puck and Minnie Claussen, all of Manning.