Allyn William Buenger Obituary (1937

Allyn W. Buenger, 73, of Oelwein, Iowa, died on Friday evening, April 8, 2011 at Grandview Health Care Center, Oelwein. Military Memorial Service by the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9 & Memory Sharing by Family & Friends: 7:00 P.M. Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein. Memorial Visiting Time: 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday at the funeral home. Inurnment at a later date. A Memorial Fund has been established. Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com Allyn William Buenger was born on September 16, 1937 at Oelwein, Iowa, the son of Carl William & Lasola (Kirchhoff) Buenger. He graduated from Tripoli High School in 1955. Allyn served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959 as a water supply specialist and then farmed near Tripoli for a few years. His love of aviation then took him to be the manager of the Oelwein Municipal Airport where he also gave flying lessons. Allyn later worked as an electrician for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad from 1972 until he retired in 1999. Allyn was married to Marlene Chapin and a son, Brent, was born to this union. Allyn & Marlene later divorced. Allyn married Patricia Ann Keeley on July 24, 1982 at Grace United Methodist Church in Oelwein. He loved the outdoors especially planting trees on his farm or riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Allyn was a member of the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9 and the Tripoli V.F.W. Allyn is survived by his Wife: Pat Buenger of Oelwein; Son: Brent (Jennifer) Buenger of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Step-Daughter: Linda Keeley of Oelwein & 3 Grandchildren: Bode, Eric & Jenny. Allyn is preceded in death by his parents.