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Manning Monitor article------ 1945
MAX DETLEFSEN ENDS ARMY CAREER NOV. 3 MAX DETLEFSEN RETURNS TO LIGHT COMPANY JOB Max Detlefsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Detlefsen, has received a discharge from the army. He and Mrs. Detlefsen and son are here with his parents. He will again be, employed by the Manning Municipal light company where he worked before entering service. |
November 5, 1941 Daily Times Herald
Kenneth Dethlefs, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dethlefs has been permanently
released from army service, due to disability. Kenneth has served the past seven months in Missouri and Texas camps.
Max, the son of first generation German immigrants Hans W.
and Therese (Thede) Detlefsen, was born September 22,
1915, in Manning, Iowa. He graduated from Manning High School in 1933 and
worked for Dultmeier Manufacturing. Max then attended Coyne Electric School in
Chicago for two years. He returned home and worked for the Manning Municipal
Light Company. In 1941 he was drafted into the United States Army, where he
served for four and a half years, teaching munitions and demolition to recruits at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri.
On December 27, 1942, Max was united in marriage with Marjorie Smith in
Williamsburg, Iowa. The couple met in Manning, where Marge was a Home Economics
teacher. After his honorable discharge from the Army in 1945 they lived in
Williamsburg for a short time before moving to Manning. Max then worked for
Manning Municipal Light Company for several years before buying Schelldorf
Electric Shop in 1948, renaming the business Detlefsen Electric. Max and Marge
had two children; daughter, Ann (1945), and son, John (1950). Max semi-retired
when John took over the business in 1981.
Max was a charter member of the Manning Rotary Club, a member of the American
Legion, and a volunteer with the Manning Fire Department. With Lyle Arp, he
built L & M Bowl in 1960. Max was a passionate fisherman, making annual
treks to Minnesota and Canada to fish with friends and family every year from
1950 to 2008. (The big ones never got away!) He also fished in Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas.
Max was a cutthroat bridge player, an accomplished woodworker, an avid golfer,
a devotee of crosswords and Sudoku, and a dedicated
sports fan. He especially enjoyed watching his grandchildren play sports, and
he supported IKM-Manning teams well into his 90s. (The players, refs, and coaches knew him well!)
In 1950 Max and Marge moved into the house he built for them from the ground up
- every board, brick and nail. He was fiercely independent and lived in that
home until he developed health problems in October 2010, when he was admitted
to the Manning Regional Healthcare Center. He died peacefully on Tuesday,
November 2, 2010, at the age of 95.
Preceding Max in death are his parents; a sister in infancy; sister
Ruth Detlefsen in childhood; and brother Heinz "Cotton" Detlefsen and wife Elnor.
Max is survived by his wife Marjorie Detlefsen of Manning; daughter Ann
Detlefsen and husband Robert Hoehle of Des Moines;
son John Detlefsen and wife Gwen of Manning; and three grandchildren: Phillip
Detlefsen and wife Kimberly Martin, both Doctors of Chiropractic in St.
Michael, Minnesota; Matt Detlefsen of Manning; and Sarah Lloyd and husband
Thomas Lloyd III, both Doctors of Chiropractic in West Des Moines; five great
grandchildren; relatives and friends.
Honorary Bearers:
Max's Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren Phillip "PJ"
Detlefsen, Matthew Detlefsen, Sarah Lloyd, Max Detlefsen, Chase Detlefsen,
Tommy Lloyd, John Lloyd, Brooke Detlefsen
Fishing Buddies: Ron Colglazier, Bob Hoehle, Darwin
Haskins, Lyle "Junior" Schrum
In Memoriam: Lyle Arp, Glen Jensen,
Dr. John Hornberger, Willis Puck
Visitation Friday November 5, 2010,
From 4:00 to - 8:00 PM at Ohde Funeral Home, Manning
Private Family Committal Service of
Cremated Remains Saturday, November 6, 2010 Manning Cemetery, Manning, Iowa