Douglas Wedemeyer

Douglas Nord Wedemeyer, 54 of Adair, Iowa, died August 18, 2012, at his home in Adair, Iowa, surrounded by his family.

He was born November 28, 1957, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Melvin and Norma (Nord) Wedemeyer. He was raised on the family farm north of Adair. He attended the Adair-Casey Community Schools and graduated high school with the class of 1976. After high school he attended South Western Community College and earned an auto mechanics degree. Doug was united in marriage to Janet Elaine Hough on February 14, 1981, at the United Methodist Church in Adair. They made their home north of Adair and raised three sons, Jared, Eric and Ben.

Doug was employed by the Iowa Department of Transportation for 27 years. He also owned and operated Wedemeyer Salvage. He was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church in Adair.

He was a very hard worker who loved his family and was dedicated to them. Doug was a respectable man and was very proud of his three boys. He was a great husband, a good father, and a great teacher to his sons. Doug was always busy and constantly had a project going; he was a "thinker" and he was the "original" Doug Wedemeyer.

Doug is survived by his wife, Jan of Adair, IA; his sons, Jared Wedemeyer and fiancé Hollie Jacobsen, and their children, Kassidy and Logan (on the way), all of Elk Horn, Iowa, Eric Wedemeyer and wife Tara, and their daughter, Madison, all of Winterset, Iowa, and Ben Wedemeyer of Adair, Iowa; his sister, Deb Wedemeyer of Decorah, IA; his aunts, Helen Thomas and Sylvia Nord, both of Libertyville, IL; his mother-in-law, Pat Hough of Adair, IA; his sister-in-law, Joy and husband Mike Brinks of Runnels, Iowa; other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin and Norma Wedemeyer, and his father-in-law, Rich Hough.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 20, 2012, at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair, Iowa.

The service and burial will be private.