Franklin Teig

Franklin Wayne Teig, son of Mandus and Mary Heers Teig, was born November 4, 1924 at Winnebago, Minnesota. He attended rural schools in the Stanhope area and graduated from Randall High School. He served with the U.S. Army from November of 1944 to December of 1945 in the 11th Airborne Division. On July 7, 1946, he married Roberta Whalen at Stanhope. The couple farmed in the Stanhope area until 1958, when they moved to Webster City. He drove a petroleum truck for Farm Service and Martin Standard Oil. He retired in 1990. Wayne is survived by his wife, Roberta; daughters and son-in-law, Diane Teig of Jewell; Cindy and Craig Lovelace of Webster City; grandchildren, Adam Lovelace of Ames; Erin and Terry Christian and Josh Lovelace, all of Webster City; great granddaughter, Madison Christian; sisters and brothers-in-law, Patricia and Fred Maier of Bellevue,WA; Virginia Fenton of Tucson, AZ; Barb and Jack Adams of Ames; brothers and sisters-in-law, Forrest and Dorothy Teig of Atlantic; Roger and Gail Teig of Minden, NV; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Richard Teig; brother-in-law, Ron Fenton. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church at Story City, American Legion Post # 191 and Veterans of Foreign Wars.