Joel Wuthrich

Joel Eugene Wuthrich, 89 of Bloomfield, Iowa passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born December 10, 1931 in West Bend, Iowa to Albert and Elizabeth Wuthrich. He attended country school in the Pulaski area and graduated from Pulaski High School in 1950. He was in the military for ten months from 1951-1952. Joel was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church for 65 years. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, of almost 66 years. Also surviving are their five children, Ginny Wuthrich and Jeffrey Wuthrich of Bloomfield, Laura (Brad) Funk of Garden Grove, Iowa, Jean Eberhardt of Mediapolis, Iowa, and Carrie (Ted) Wiegand of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, Seth (Whitney) Eberhardt, Katie (Charles) Buckley, Kent (Miranda) Eberhardt, Shane (Katie) Eberhardt, Jaelah Funk, Joel (Oliva) Funk, Kaelen Wiegand and Lance Wiegand; eight great-grandchildren with one on the way. He is also survived by two brothers, Russell Wuthrich of Bloomfield, Iowa and Bill (Gloria) Wuthrich of Kirksville, Missouri, two sisters, Lois Sutter of Palmyra, Missouri and Mary Elizabeth (John) Gramm of Gridley, Illinois. Joel was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; two sisters; and two grandchildren, Abida Daniel Funk and Jonathan Wiegand. Joel was known by his soft-spoken thoughtful words, kind gentle spirit and patience. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who loved the Lord. He owned and operated Wuthrich Construction doing excavation work. Many benefited from his mentoring in this line of work. He also raised cattle, farmed and had 25,000 laying hens. One of his joys in life was spending time with family. There are many memories of hunting and fishing. Memorials have been established to Apostolic Christian Church LifePoints and the Apostolic Christian Church Sunday School. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at the Apostolic Christian Church in Bloomfield. Burial will follow at the Bloomfield Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday at the church with the family present to greet friends from 2:30-4:30 p.m. and again from 6-8:00 p.m. The family will also be available to greet friends on Saturday morning at the church from 9:15 a.m. until the time of the service. The family requests that masks be worn for visitation and funeral.

Joel Wuthrich

December 10, 1931 - May 26, 2021