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Arthur Dean Cornelius
January 20, 1940 — April 23, 2012
Arthur "Art" D. Cornelius, 72, of Waterville, IA, died Monday, April 23, 2012, at his home in rural Waterville, IA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 26th, at 11:00 AM at Waterville Lutheran Church in Waterville, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be at Waterville Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.
Arthur Dean Cornelius was born on January 20, 1940 in Decorah, IA, to Ole and Myrtle (Boe) Cornelius. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Decorah and graduated from Decorah High School in 1958. On February 20, 1960 he married Janice Faldet, they later divorced. On November 17, 1990 he married Jean Phipps at the Waterville Lutheran Church. Art was a life-long dairy and crop farmer. He farmed near Ridgeway, IA, from 1960 to 1986, later he relocated to Waterville where he farmed the rest of his life. He was a past member of the NFO and enjoyed fishing and horses. Over the years he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and spent a lot of time fishing with his friends Jerome Bohr and Bob Frana who are now both deceased.
Survivors include his wife Jean Cornelius of Waterville, IA; three children, Michael Cornelius of Decorah, Rosean (Tom) Phipps of Waukon and Mindy Rausch of Ft. Atkinson; step-children, Tim (Vicky) Phipps of Dorchester, IA, Roxanne (friend Roger Munson) Oder of Belmond, IA, and Renee (Bernardo) Acosta of Waterville, IA,; 7 grandchildren, Mitch Cornelius of Dubuque, IA, Marty Cornelius of Waterloo, IA, Shelby Cornelius of Decorah, IA, Brittany (Charles) People of Burnsville, MN, Bryan Phipps of Waterville, Allie and Kaci Rausch both of Ft. Atkinson, IA; 7 step-grandchildren, Troy Oder of Oelwein, Tyler Oder of Waterville, Ciara (friend Dominique Austin) Oder of Mason City, Vanessa Phipps of Dorchester, Sofia, Ana and Freddy Acosta all of Waterville; 2 great-grandchildren, Whitney and Lela People both of Burnsville, MN; 1 nephew, Curt Cornelius of Kansas City, KS; and 3 nieces, Keri Cornelius and Dawn (Richard) Mall both of Long Beach, CA and Pam (Todd) Schorzmann of Helena, AL; a former son-in-law, Dan Rausch of Ft. Atkinson; and a former daughter-in-law, Sue Macal of Decorah. He is preceded in death by his parents; a son, Andrew who died in infancy and a brother, Curt Cornelius.
Honorary casketbearers are Bryan Phipps, Brittany People, Ciara Oder, Vanessa Phipps, Kaci Rausch, Alli Rausch, Sofia, Ana and Freddy Acosta. Casketbearers are Mitch, Marty and Shelby Cornelius, Troy and Tyler Oder and Curt Cornelius.
Arthur Dean Cornelius was born on January 20, 1940 in Decorah, IA, to Ole and Myrtle (Boe) Cornelius. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Decorah and graduated from Decorah High School in 1958. On February 20, 1960 he married Janice Faldet, they later divorced. On November 17, 1990 he married Jean Phipps at the Waterville Lutheran Church. Art was a life-long dairy and crop farmer. He farmed near Ridgeway, IA, from 1960 to 1986, later he relocated to Waterville where he farmed the rest of his life. He was a past member of the NFO and enjoyed fishing and horses. Over the years he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and spent a lot of time fishing with his friends Jerome Bohr and Bob Frana who are now both deceased.
Survivors include his wife Jean Cornelius of Waterville, IA; three children, Michael Cornelius of Decorah, Rosean (Tom) Phipps of Waukon and Mindy Rausch of Ft. Atkinson; step-children, Tim (Vicky) Phipps of Dorchester, IA, Roxanne (friend Roger Munson) Oder of Belmond, IA, and Renee (Bernardo) Acosta of Waterville, IA,; 7 grandchildren, Mitch Cornelius of Dubuque, IA, Marty Cornelius of Waterloo, IA, Shelby Cornelius of Decorah, IA, Brittany (Charles) People of Burnsville, MN, Bryan Phipps of Waterville, Allie and Kaci Rausch both of Ft. Atkinson, IA; 7 step-grandchildren, Troy Oder of Oelwein, Tyler Oder of Waterville, Ciara (friend Dominique Austin) Oder of Mason City, Vanessa Phipps of Dorchester, Sofia, Ana and Freddy Acosta all of Waterville; 2 great-grandchildren, Whitney and Lela People both of Burnsville, MN; 1 nephew, Curt Cornelius of Kansas City, KS; and 3 nieces, Keri Cornelius and Dawn (Richard) Mall both of Long Beach, CA and Pam (Todd) Schorzmann of Helena, AL; a former son-in-law, Dan Rausch of Ft. Atkinson; and a former daughter-in-law, Sue Macal of Decorah. He is preceded in death by his parents; a son, Andrew who died in infancy and a brother, Curt Cornelius.
Honorary casketbearers are Bryan Phipps, Brittany People, Ciara Oder, Vanessa Phipps, Kaci Rausch, Alli Rausch, Sofia, Ana and Freddy Acosta. Casketbearers are Mitch, Marty and Shelby Cornelius, Troy and Tyler Oder and Curt Cornelius.
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