Phillip Gonterman

Phillip Gonterman, 57, of Glenwood, IA, died at his home on September 17, 2009. Funeral services and Military Honors will be at 10:30 A.M. Monday, September 21, 2009 at Hertz Funeral Home in Glenwood followed by fellowship and lunch with the family. Burial will be at a later date at Bonaparte, Iowa. Phillip Carl Gonterman, the oldest of two sons of Edith (Mellen) and Phillip Jackson "Jack" Gonterman, was born on May 25, 1952 in Keokuk, Iowa. He grew up on a farm in Harrisburg Township in Van Buren County, Iowa and graduated in 1970 from Harmony High School, in Farmington, Iowa. Phillip served in the United States Army from 1972-1975 and following the service returned to his parent's home in Bonaparte, Iowa. Phillip and Laurie Ann Edwards were united in marriage and lived in West Branch, Iowa. They were blessed with a son, Phillip Carl Jr. The couple later divorced. Phillip and Teresa Louise Peterson were married in Bonaparte and lived in a number of places, finally settling in Glenwood, Iowa. They were blessed with three sons, Blake Russell, Matthew Alan, and Joshua Wallace. They later divorced. Phillip worked as a farm hand, on a drilling rig, a...[more]

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in a sugar beet plant, plus a few manufacturing jobs and farming. In 1987, Phillip earned his Computer Programming Associates Degree at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In June of 1988, he volunteered for nine months at the Independence Mental Health Institute before moving to Glenwood, Iowa to begin working at the Glenwood Resource Center on March 6, 1989. Phillip retired on June 25, 2009, as a computer programmer for the State of Iowa. Phillip enjoyed computer programming, fishing and taking good care of his cat, "Puddy Tat". Phillip passed away on September 17, 2009, at his home in Glenwood, at the age of 57 years, 3 months, and 22 days. He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Gonterman. He is survived by his mother, Edith Gonterman of Bonaparte;children, Phillip Carl Gonterman, Jr. and wife Laurie Ann and their daughters RyAnne and Tatum of Hillsdale, Illinois, Blake Gonterman of Chandler, Arizona, Matthew Gonterman of Creston, Iowa, and Joshua Gonterman of the United States Marine Corps, serving in Japan; companion, Lorri Seufert of Glenwood; brother Marty Gonterman and wife Roberta of Bonaparte; nieces, Heather Thompson and husband Wayne and their daughters, Kiersten and Brianne of Spencer, Iowa, and Jamie Gates and husband Terry and their daughter Amelia Grace of Birmingham, Iowa; other relatives and friends. A memorial fund has been established.