Dennis Kielsmeier Obituary

Dennis Kielsmeier, age 84, of Hubbard passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at the Hubbard Care Center in Hubbard, Iowa.

Visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at the John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 116 S. Iowa St., Hubbard.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 21, at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial will take place in the Hubbard Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 267, Hubbard, IA 50122 or Mayo Clinic.

For more information and online condolences, go to: www.boekefuneralhomes.com

Boeke Funeral Home of Hubbard is caring for Dennis and his family.

Dennis (Denny) Lee Kielsmeier was born Sept. 1, 1940, to Louis and Gladys (Towley) Kielsmeier.

Dennis initially worked at International Resistance Company in Burlington. He then began his U.S. Government service as a Quality Assurance Representative for the U.S. Army at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown, Iowa and was Chief of the Quality Assurance Division in 1983. He was a member of the National Defense Industrial Association Iowa Illinois Chapter. He retired from IAAP in 1995.

After retirement Dennis moved back to Hubbard where he and his brother farmed the family farm. Dennis served on the Hubbard City Council from 1998 to 2002.

In 2002 he served as Mayor for the City of Hubbard until 2008.

He was a member of Hubbard American Legion Post #4.

Dennis finally built his dream shop to restore Farmall tractors and continued to visit and tell stories with those who stopped by.

Dennis is survived by his loving wife, Karen; son, Darin (Angie) Kielsmeier, Huntsville, AL; daughter, Julie (Steven) Wall, Eldridge; sister, Judy Wolkow, DeSmet, SD; brother, Larry (Becky) Kielsmeier, Hubbard; seven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother-in-law, Donald Wolkow.