David Wayne Wagenknecht

David W. Wagenknecht, 59, of Oelwein, Iowa died on Friday evening, July 24, 2015 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.

Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein with Rev. Charis Combs-Lay officiating.
Visitation: 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday and for one hour before the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

David Wayne Wagenknecht was born on March 5, 1956 in Sterling, Illinois the son of Wayne & Nancy (Knox) Wagenknecht. He received his diploma from Central High School in Waterloo. David joined the U.S. Army in 1974 and served at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri and at Ft. Carson, Colorado. David was united in marriage to Sandra Kay Aswegan on June 12, 1976 in Waterloo, Iowa. David worked for Land O Lakes in Hudson before moving his family to Kingman, Arizona where he worked for Tucker Housewares, Winco and drove semi-truck for Indiana Western Express and Northstar Steel. They then moved to the Independence/Quasqueton area where David drove for Don Hummer Trucking in Oxford and worked at the Wapsi Valley Creamery in Independence. David was disabled due to an injury. He had lived the past 8 years in Oelwein. David filled his days enjoying his family and his many hobbies. He spent many hours on the computer enjoying facebook games. He also enjoyed fishing and was a football and hockey fan. His favorite teams were the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and the Waterloo Black Hawks.

David is survived by this Wife: Sandra Wagenknecht of Oelwein;
Daughter: Amy (Jay) Roeder of Nashua;
2 Sons: David D. (Andrea) Wagenknecht of Strawberry Point &
Aaron Wagenknecht of Oelwein;
6 Grandchildren: Michael & Sarah Roeder, Riley Wagenknecht and Malaki, Corbin and Akira Wagenknecht and
2 Sisters: Linda (Wallace) Strayer of Waterloo &
Sue (Jack) Kaskadden of Port Byron, Illinois.

He was preceded in death by his parents.