Roger Wichman

In Loving Memory
Roger Wichman

VISITATION
Saturday, November 22, 2014
11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Ruthven, Iowa

INURNMENT
Crown Hill Cemetery
Will be held at a later date

Roger Wichman was born on March 25, 1951 to Harold Martin Wichman and Della Lorena (Feye) Wichman in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was raised on a farm three miles south of Ruthven, Iowa and graduated from Ruthven Consolidated School in 1970. In 1972 he graduated from Waldorf Junior College in Forest City with an AA degree. On July 29, 1972 Roger married his high school sweet heart Jeanine Carpenter Wichman, of Ruthven. They continued to live in Forest City and Roger was a draftsman at Forest City Millwork. In 1973 they moved back to Ruthven to begin farming with Roger's parents. In 1977 Roger decided to go back to college and he graduated from Iowa State University in 1979 with a BS degree in Industrial Education, Industrial Option. He started his MS degree in computer assisted education, and Jeanine finished her degrees at Iowa State. While at Ames Roger worked at the Agricultural Engineering farm and worked on many new farming techniques that are in use today.

In 1981 Roger and Jeanine moved to Omaha, Nebraska where Roger worked for two different micro computer firms until he started his own company in 1986. Roger was the President of Micro Computer Solutions and later Silver Fox Computer Club. Roger did custom software programming and taught individuals and corporate employees at their training faculties and the various companies sites. Many people in the Omaha area can trace their computer knowledge to Roger and his employees. Jeanine ran the office of their family business. In 2004 Roger had an opportunity to become the Director of Education at Hamilton College in Mason City, Iowa, which later became Kaplan University. In 2010 Roger retired from Kaplan University and continued to do programming, which he had still been doing on the side. Roger retired in March of 2014, except he continued to build custom software for his long term client, Four Star Seeds. Jeanine retired from her Mason City job in February, except she continued to run the accounting side of their business.

From March to his death on November 18, 2014, Roger and Jeanine enjoyed traveling in their beloved state of Iowa and traveling out of state to see family and friends.

Roger died suddenly after only a few days of illness. He leaves behind his wife, his sister Wanda Wichman Moore and her husband Harry Moore of Monument, CO, his niece Kristin Moore Waldrop and her husband Michael (Drew) Waldrop, and grand-nephew Lucas Harold Waldrop. He also leaves behind Jeanine's nieces, mother-in-law, sister-in-laws, and brother-in-laws, aunts, uncle, cousins and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father and mother.


Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home