Kevin Oltmanns

Kevin Gene Oltmanns "Shade Tree" was born on October 12, 1964, in Akron, Iowa to Wendell and Wanda (Gabel) Oltmanns. He was baptized and later confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Craig, Iowa. He received his education from Le Mars Community Schools and graduated in 1983. After high school, Kevin attended Auctioneer School in Mason City, Iowa in 1984. On December 10, 1988, Kevin was united in marriage to Sally Alesch at the Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, Iowa. This marriage was blessed with one son, Brett. Kevin worked at the Sioux City Stockyards for Brown-Goff-Raby Commission Firm, member of the Sioux City Stockyards Exchange from 1984 until 1996. Kevin and Sally then moved to Windom, Minnesota where Kevin worked at Heinold Hog Market in Windom as a Livestock Buyer/Seller Manager. Kevin passed away suddenly on Sunday afternoon, February 6, 2011 at the Windom Area Hospital at the age of 46. Kevin was a past board member for the Windom Youth Hockey Association. He spent countless hours donating his time to fundraising to keep the program going. He was also a very active member of the Windom Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Kevin was a sports fanatic, as he lo...[more]

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the Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers Football and Baseball teams. He enjoyed watching his son Brett, involved in sports throughout the years, especially hockey and baseball. Kevin played Fast pitch softball from 1980 to 1992 for the Craig Cubs and Hinton Merchants, where he was a pitcher. He also enjoyed watching his nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends participate in their activities. During the summer he enjoyed spending time at the lake, fishing, and visiting with friends. He enjoyed charcoal grilling, which he was very proud of and loved to share the food with others. Kevin will be remembered as a Ford & John Deere man! He loved to travel and see the country. He was a great listener and could turn a bad day into a good day. Kevin always had a joke or story to tell. He loved his family and friends. Kevin is survived by his loving wife, Sally Oltmanns of Windom; one son, Brett Oltmanns and his special friend, Sami O'Hara, of Bemidji; parents, Wendell and Wanda Oltmanns of Le Mars, IA; one brother, Mark Oltmanns and his wife, Deb, of Akron, IA; grandmother, Loris Heeren of Le Mars, IA; mother-in-law, Carol Alesch of Marcus, IA; one sister-in-law, Donna Estephan of Katy, TX; four brother-in-law's, Joe Alesch and his wife, RaeAnne, of Marcus, IA; Pat Alesch of Marcus, IA; Mike Alesch and his wife, Brenda, of Melvin, IA; and Marty Alesch and his good friend, Jill Plagman, of Marcus, IA; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Gene Gabel, J. Henry Oltmanns, and Amanda Oltmanns; father-in-law, Donald Alesch; uncle, Arlan Oltmanns; aunt, JoAnn Oltmanns; and nephew, Kyle Jon Oltmanns. Blessed be the memory of Kevin Gene Oltmanns.