Published by editor on Mon, 04/12/2021 - 7:32am
Philipp Heinrich Wanner, 88, of Dumont, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Dumont Wellness Center. He was born on May 10, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, to Carl and Gerda (Bloen) Wanner. At the age of six months Philipp moved to Germany and lived there for nearly fourteen years, when he came back to the United States, arriving at Ellis Island.
Philipp served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He met Shirley Darlene DeVries, and they were married on March 5, 1954, in Aplington.