Louis T. Poggensee

Louis Thies Poggensee and his twin sister Louise were born in a raging blizzard February 21, 1942. They were born at home in Denison, Iowa, the seventh and eighth children of Herman and Elsie Thies Poggensee. Louis passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa, at the age of seventy-eight.
Louis was baptized into Christ April 24, 1942, at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison and confirmed his faith at Zion April 14, 1957. He grew up in Denison, attended school and graduated from Denison Community High School in May of 1960. Louis then helped farm for the next seventeen years for his brother-in-law and for himself.
Louis met Stephanie Adams from Missouri Valley when she was employed at Eventide in Denison. They were married September 17, 1977, and the couple made their home in Denison. For the next twelve years, Louis worked for Dubuque Pack. When the plant closed in 1989, Louis worked part time for Farm Service Coop until he was hired as a waste water plant operator for Denison Municipal Utilities. Louis was employed by DMU until he retired in January of 2008. He enjoyed retirement until 2009, when his health failed due to colon and kidney cancer and he eventually needed to go on dialysis.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Stephanie; three sisters, his twin Louise on April 24, 1942, Minnie and Alvina; three brothers, Walter, John and Arnold; and two brothers-in-law, Earl and Clarence. Louis is survived by five brothers, Ernest, Edward, Robert and his wife, Marge, Donald and his wife, Pam, and Herman and his wife, Jackie; brother-in-law, LaVerne; three sisters-in-law, Alma, Florence and Phyllis; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.