Joseph Determan

Joseph Determan, age 90, of Carroll, Iowa, died Sunday, August 24, 2008, at the Carroll Health Center Nursing Home in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, August 28, 2008, at St. Lawrence Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Father Timothy Schott. Lectors will be Rachel Eischeid, Jennifer Determan, and Stephanie Black. Gift Bearers will be Patrick Volkir, Angela Hagen, Scott Determan, and Krystle Determan. Eucharistic Ministers will be Michael and Stephanie Determan and Gary Schramm. The Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will form an honor guard at the funeral home and at the church for the funeral mass. Casket Bearers will be Mr. Determan’s six sons, Donald, Robert, David, James, Michael, and Thomas Determan. Graveside Services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Early, Iowa. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 2:30 P.M. Wednesday. A rosary will be prayed at 3 P.M. Wednesday by the Carroll Knights of Columbus. There will be a Christian wake service at 7:30 P.M. Wednesday by St. Lawrence Parish. Mr. Determan was born on May 22, 1918, at Mission, Texas, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Hazelhoff) Determan. His family moved to Early when he was young and he graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1934. On June 2, 1942, he was married to Delores Schramm at Sacred Heart Church in Early. Mr. Determan farmed in the Early area and in 1964 the family moved to Carroll where he worked as a Superintendent of various golf courses including the Carroll Municipal Golf Course, Carroll Country Club, Fontenelle Hills Country Club in Bellevue, Nebr., and then moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas, to assist in building several golf courses. The family moved back to Carroll where Mr. Determan helped develop the back nine at the Carroll Municipal Golf Course. He retired in 1986 and for twenty years the couple traveled to Arizona for the winters. He was a member of St. Lawrence Parish, Third and Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, and the United Commercial Travelers. He was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend to many. Mr. Determan treasured his children and grandchildren and loved to play golf and play cards. Survivors include his wife, Delores Determan of Carroll; children, JoAnn Jensen and her husband Ron of North Beach, Maryland, Donald Determan and his wife Mary of Ft. Pierce, Florida, Jean Blum and her husband Jerry of Carroll, Barbara Seier and her husband Bill of Naperville, Illinois, Patricia Adams and her husband H.J. of Winter Haven, Florida, Mary Hagen and her husband Ron of Rice Lake, Wisc., David Determan and his wife Jeanne of Akron, Diane Klocke and her husband Duane of Coon Rapids, Michael Determan and his wife Stephanie, of Phoenix, Ariz., Robert Determan of Omaha, Nebr., James Determan and his wife Marjorie of Lincoln, Nebr., and Thomas Determan and his wife Janna of Lakeland, Florida; 34 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; a sister, Marie Heid of Storm Lake; and brother and sister-in-law, Jerome and Ramona Schramm of Early. He was preceded in death by an infant son, John Determan; his parents; a sister, Helen Holub and her husband Ted; brother, Leo Determan; and brother-in-law, Andrew Heid.

Joseph Determan

May 22, 1918 - August 24, 2008