Photo courtesy of Rexwinkel Funeral Home - Le Mars
Sep 30, 1931 - Aug 20, 2025
Life well lived, Pete! Many, many memories of your Family while growing up in Craig.
Paul VanDeWater
August 23, 2025 | Lincoln, NE
Pete worked for my dad at Craig oil co. Then bought the station from him around 1969 . When I got out of the army in 1970, I would sometimes work for him on Saturdays. He managed the Craig softball team for years, We spent lots of time together at the station and he taught me how to pitch softball. We also played a lot of horseshoe. My sympathy to the family. He will be missed by all but never forgotten.
Wayne Schuette
August 23, 2025 | Milford, IA | Friend
I have fond memories of visiting Pete & Lennice with my Grandma Tiny. They lived right down the street from each other.
Jill (Nicholson) Gale
August 22, 2025 | Acquaintance
Richard ‘Pete’ Rohlfs, 93, of Le Mars, Iowa, died on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at his home in Le Mars surrounded by his family.
Celebration of Life Service will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars. Pastor Mike Metten from Rejoice! Community Church in Le Mars will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Heeren-McHale-Wilkens American Legion Post 724 of Brunsville, Iowa. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Craig, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with the Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com.
Richard Lyle Rohlfs, the son of Fred and Lizzie (Popken) Rohlfs, was born on September 30, 1931, in Hawarden, Iowa. He grew up near Craig, Iowa, where he attended country school. Following his schooling, he worked as a farm hand.
On December 8, 1952, he was drafted in the United States Army. He served his country during the Korean Conflict while stationed in Germany. He was honorably discharged on November 22, 1954. Following his discharge, he returned to the Craig area and continued as a farm hand.
He was united in marriage to Lennice Kruse on May 20, 1956, at Christ Lutheran Church – Grant Township, rural Le Mars, Iowa. The couple made their home in Craig. Pete went to work for the Craig Oil Company before opening Pete’s Service in Craig. He owned and operated this for 18 years. In 1973, they moved to Le Mars. Pete went to work for Plymouth County Secondary Roads. He worked for 19 years until retirement.
Pete was a member of Rejoice! Community Church in Le Mars. He was also a member of the Heeren-McHale-Wilkens American Legion Post 724 in Brunsville and the Le Mars Eagle’s Club. He was also a member of the Le Mars Senior Center where he served as president for many years. He and Lennice enjoyed wintering in Arizona for over 25 years. They also enjoyed traveling and took many trips to watch the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins. In his younger years, Pete played fast pitch softball in Craig. He enjoyed fishing and playing cards with the “Outlaw Gang.” His greatest joy was his family.
Survivors include his wife, Lennice of Le Mars, IA; a son: Randall Rohlfs of Le Mars, IA; two daughters, Rhonda (James) Grasz of Craig, IA, and Cindy (Terry) Hummel of Sioux City, IA; a grandson, Keith (Neisha) Hummel of Salix, Iowa, and their children, Jackson, Scarlett, and Beckham; his sister, Joyce Borchers of Le Mars, IA; in laws: Don and Gayla Kruse of Le Mars, IA; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Lizzie Rohlfs; his siblings and in laws: Norman Rohlfs, Leo Rohlfs, Evelyn (Bob) Dirks, Raymond (Eileen) Rohlfs, Leona (Bud) Herzberg, Vernon Rohlfs, Robert ‘Sam’ (Katy) Rohlfs, Gene Rohlfs, and Ken Borchers.
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