Paul Leuthold

Hills, MN Paul Leuthold, age 87 of Hills, MN died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills, MN. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 9th at the Apostolic Christian Church in Lester. Burial will follow in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery at Lester. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 8th from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 " 8:00 p.m. with the family present at the Apostolic Christian Church Fellowship Hall. Paul Leuthold was born January 30, 1924 at Oneida, KS the son of Emma (Moser) and John Leuthold. Paul grew up and attended country school near Onaga, KS. As a young man, Paul moved to the Lester area working for many of the surrounding area farmers. On May 22, 1946, he was united in marriage to Betty Jean Moser at Rock Rapids, IA. To this union five children were born. They raised their family and farmed in the Hills and Steen area. He was an active board member of the Hills Co-op. Pauls faith and family were important parts of his life. He and Betty joined the Apostolic Christian Church in 1956. Over the years he served as a Sunday School teacher, trustee, and on various committees. During his life he did trucking, many construction projects, and farmed. He was a skilled woodworker and he spent many hours crafting furniture. Paul was a devoted, caring, and loving husband, father and grandfather. Paul and Betty retired in 1985 and moved to Hills. For twenty years they wintered in Zapata, TX, which they enjoyed very much. In August of 2010, Paul became a resident of the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills where he died this past Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the age of eighty-seven. He is survived by his five children and their spouses, Larry (Mardi) Leuthold of Hills, MN; Bob (Cindy) Leuthold of Lester, IA; Diane (Dale) Stickling of Goodfield, IL; Becky (Dale) Wulf of Lester, IA and Bev (Brian) Mogler of Alvord, IA; 15 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Elsie Leuthold of Lester and Estelle Leuthold of Hills, and many nieces and nephews. Paul was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean; his parents, John and Emma; grandson, Drendon Sticking; great-grandson, Dalton Leuthold; three brothers, Wilbert, Alvin and Andrew Leuthold; three sisters, Anna Knobloch; Ella Metzger and Ida Huttenmeyer.