Obit: Hilda Kummerfeldt

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Hilda Olga Kummerfeldt, 95, of Walcott, died on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

Visitation was held on Friday, May 11, from 5 until 7 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Durant.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the church.

Interment took place at the Durant Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church or the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.

Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com.

Hilda was born at home in Scott County on March 12, 1923, the daughter of George and Olga (Schuett) Soenke.

She graduated from Central High School in Davenport and then attended Teachers College in Cedar Falls.

Hilda married Fred Kummerfeldt on Jan. 28, 1945 in Davenport. He preceded her in death on Sept. 16, 2009.

She was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Durant, Walcott Pythian Sisters, Purity Chapter of Order of Eastern Star in Wilton and Durant Garden Club.

She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, traveling to Alaska and fishing in Minnesota.

Hilda is remembered by her daughters: Patricia (Terry) Raper of Henderson, Nevada and Janet (John) Kelso of Emblem, Wyoming; her son John (Karen) Kummerfeldt of Durant; three grandchildren: Sara (Chad) Martindale, David (Robin) Kummerfeldt and Jessica Evans and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband and her seven siblings.

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