Julius August Reuter

Julius August Reuter, age 93, of Sugar Creek, IA, passed away on June 15, 2025, at Maquoketa Care Center, in Maquoketa, IA. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Preston, IA, on Saturday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will take place at the church in Preston, IA, on Friday, June 20, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., as well as one hour prior to Saturday's service. Burial will follow at Ss. Mary & Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, in Sugar Creek, IA.
Julius was born the son of Peter and Katharina (Banowetz) Reuter on July 20, 1931 in Sugar Creek, IA. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Sugar Creek, IA through the eighth grade, before moving and starting work full-time in Lost Nation, IA, as a mechanic at the John Deere dealership. After meeting the love of his life when they were teenagers on June 14, 1949, they courted and then he proposed marriage on December 25, 1952. On November 24, 1953, Julius married Mary Kilburg. They lived in Lost Nation when they were first married. Then eventually moved onto the Reuter family farm as the third generation to own and operate it. After retiring from farming, the couple moved to Alamo, TX to live for 15 years. The couple would go on to raise 17 children and celebrate 57 years of marriage until her passing on May 26, 2011.
Julius was a jack of all trades and a master of many. He used his many interests and skills to provide for his family in numerous ways; including working as a carpenter, mechanic, custodian, handyman, woodworking, inventor, and above all a farmer. He also dabbled in electrical and plumbing as well as tractor repair on the farm. He was a lifelong member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Sugar Creek, and was always invested in his community. No one was ever a stranger to Julius, as he made friends wherever he went. In his free time he loved music (especially bluegrass, polka, and country), camping (tent camping into his 90s!), playing cards and socializing with whomever he'd meet wherever he went.
Julius is survived by Children: Geralyn (Danny) McGrath, Brenda (George) Kilburg, Jane (Dwaine) Rickertsen, Barbara (Timothy) Burken, Jolene (Glen) Trenkamp, Gerianne (Glen) Sprank, Gary (Julie (Passig)) Reuter, Roger (Jill (Murphy)) Reuter, Mary Kay (Jim) Sorensen, Anita (Robert "Bob") Urban, Ardell (Jill (Osterberg)) Reuter, Darwin (Angela "Angie" (Herold)) Reuter, Lynette Rohde, Gayln (Jacqueline "Jackie" (Palzkill)) Reuter, Frank (Traci (Stroud)) Reuter, Janine (Brian) Kueter, Craig (Chawna (Lewis)) Reuter; siblings: Theresa (Reuter) Hansen, Catherine "Katie" (Reuter) Kilburg, Joan (Gene) Gerardy, Richard Reuter; sister-in-law Naomi (Greve) Reuter; in-laws: Adeline "Addie" (Kilburg) (Bernard "Red") Kutsch, Elsie (Kilburg) Moellers, John Kilburg, Loren "Bill" (Karen (Schmidt)) Kilburg, Wayne (Lois (Weis)) Kilburg, Janice (Kilburg) Portz; 45 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild (2 more on the way); and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Julius is preceded in death by his parents: Peter & Katharina (Banowetz) Reuter; Mother/Father-In-Law: John & Mary (Weis) Kilburg; wife: Mary (Kilburg) Reuter; sons-in-law: Duane Eggers & Keith Rohde; grandchildren: Jonathan Reuter, Patrick Rohde; great-grandchildren: Laela Nelson, Shiloh & Shia Kueter, Malachi & Azariah Kueter and others lost too soon; brothers/in-laws & sisters/in-laws: Bernard "Ben" & Elizabeth (Reuter) Frett, Benedict "Ben" Laurentia (Reuter) Roling, Benedict "Ben" & Rita (Roling) Reuter, Vernard "Vern" & (1st wife Louise (Claseman) Reuter), Ambrose & Dorothy (Reuter) Roling, Wilfred Reuter, Michael & Edna (Kilburg) Reuter, Albert & Mary (Reuter) Kilburg, Thomas Hansen, Earl Kilburg, Bertha Reuter; Irmgard "Peggy" (Gottschalk) Reuter, Norman & Darlene (Till) Kilburg, Felix Moellers, Laverne "Bud" & Emma (Kilburg) Schmidt, Sharel (Schmidt) Kilburg, and William "Bill" Portz.