Albert J. Ausman, 84, of Lidderdale, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2015 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lidderdale. The Celebrant will be Fr. Craig Collison. Con-Celebrant will be Fr. Dale Reiff. Music will be by Deanna Daniel and the Holy Family Choir with John Wagner as soloist. Lector will be Tabitha Ausman. Gift Bearers will be Alyssa Thiel, Hailey Thiel, Shelby Ausman, and Rikki Schechinger. Eucharistic Ministers will be Jacki Ausman, and Rita Simons. Casket Bearers will be Ashley Ausman, Nick Bell, Brett Bell, Scotty Ausman, Andrew Ausman, Steve Schacher, and Robert Ausman, Jr. Private family burial will be Friday at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll, after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday where there will be a Chaplet of the Devine Mercy prayed at 5 p.m., and a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m.
Additional visitation will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be left at the funeral home or the church to be directed to the Kuemper Catholic Schools Foundation or the Holy Spirit Chapel.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll, and online condolences may be left for Albert’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on February 6, 1931 in Earling, Iowa, Albert Joseph was the son of Carl and Edith (Rosmann) Assmann. He grew up in Earling before the family relocated to the Carroll area. In 1950 Albert graduated from Carroll High School. On August 9, 1952 Albert was united in marriage to Eunice A. Augustine at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Carroll.
Albert had a passion for working with his hands as a carpenter in his younger years, and upon marriage, he turned his passion to working his farm, and feeding livestock. Albert worked the land for years, farming just outside of Lidderdale. In addition, he spent many years custom farming for others. The end of most summers was marked by a family vacation to Northern Wisconsin, where Albert could often be found behind the wheel of the speedboat pulling as many skiers as the boat could handle.
In his retirement years, he spent countless hours playing cards at Al’s Corner, and the Carroll Recreation Center. He and his wife Eunice spent their retirement winters in Phoenix, at their daughter Jeanne’s home, where he developed a skill for harvesting oranges, and polishing his riding lawn mower skills, a smaller version of the John Deere tractor. Albert will be remembered by his family and friends for his strong work ethic, his love for his farm and family, his ability to fix anything, and don’t forget the Thursday night men’s golf at the Carroll Municipal Golf Course. Albert was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Lidderdale, a church he helped build in his younger years.
Left to celebrate Albert’s life is his wife: Eunice of Lidderdale; his children: Jeanne Gelfand of Phoenix, AZ, Robert (Tammie) Ausman of Houston, TX, Mary Jo (Steve) Schacher of San Francisco, CA; Tom (Jacki) Ausman of Elkhart, Doug Ausman of Carroll, Sandy (Darren) Bell of Los Angeles, CA, and Kristin (Drew) Thiel of Pittsburgh, PA; grandchildren: Robert Ausman, Jr., Tabitha Ausman, Scotty Ausman, Rikki Schechinger, Ashley Ausman, Andrew Ausman, Shelby Ausman, Nick Bell, Brett Bell, Alyssa Thiel, and Hailey Thiel; his siblings: John (Jean) Assmann of Earling, and Elizabeth “Betty” (Neil) Klein of Omaha, NE; his sister-in-laws: Mary Ausman of Carroll, and Doris Ausman of LaPalma, CA; his brother-in-law: Alfred (Helen) Nielsen of Johnston; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives.
Albert was preceded in death by his parents; parents-in-law: Leo and Elizabeth (Miranowski) Augustine; a son: Michael David Ausman; a son-in-law: William Gelfand, M.D.; a grandson: Michael Thomas Ausman; and his siblings: Francis Ausman, James Ausman, Donna Lenz and Linda Nielson.
