March 4, 2013
Karl's Obituary 
Karl E. Vohringer, Jr., 57, of DeWitt, Iowa, died on Monday, March 4, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
A celebration of Karl's life will be held at 11 A.M., Friday, March 8, 2013, from the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10 A.M. to 11 A.M. on Friday, March 8, 2013, from the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Burial will be at the Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa.
Karl Ernest Vohringer, Jr. was born on July 24, 1955 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Karl, Sr. and Verna (Howell) Vohringer. He attended school in Baldwin and then Maquoketa schools. He married Cindy Wiese in Clinton, Iowa. They divorced and he later married Carla Clark in Clinton, Iowa.
Karl first worked for A to Z Salvage Yard in Clinton for several years. He then was a self-employed mechanic for many years and for the past 9 years had worked for Nugent Auto Sales in Maquoketa.
Karl loved to work on junk cars. He was a collector of bells and in his earlier years had raced stock cars.
Those left to honor Karl's memory include a daughter, Desiree (Kal) Vergauwen of Marshalltown, IA; 2 granchildren, Adelina and Adrian; 2 step-grandchildren, Sadie and Shyla; brothers, Dennis (Jo) Vohringer of Delmar, IA, Tom (Marianne) Sandberg of Manchester, IA, David (Rhea) Sandberg of MO, and Kris (Lisa) Vohringer of Maquoketa, IA; sisters, Sharon (Larry) Boedeker of Calamus, IA, Carla (Frank) Roberts of Buckhorn, IA, Cindy (Ed) Clark of Lost Nation, IA, Kathie (Eric) Hofmann of Aledo, IL, and Kandi (Mark) Marshall of Maquoketa, IA; his step-mother, Marlene Vohringer of Maquoketa, IA; and a special friend, Mary Goodwin of DeWitt, IA. He was preceded in death by his father, a daughter, Jamie, sons, Knathan and Karl III, a brother, Kevin, and a sister, Vicki.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Karl E. Vohringer, Jr. memorial fund has been established.
Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.
Memories of Karl
Just want to express my sympathies for the loss of Karl to the Vohringer family. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Prayers and most sincere condolences are extended for the family of Jr. Jr. is the definition of a selfless man with a heart of gold. He was always willing to lend a helping hand regardless of convenience - whatever was requested was always made a priority. Through his friendship with my Father he adopted fixing my vehicle issues, where he happily obliged. I'm privileged for having the opportunity to get to know him through the years. Thanks for taking care of me Jr., you will continue to be missed.
So sorry to hear of the passing of JR. We were friends of him and his wife Cindy when we lived in South Clinton and worked at Walkers!!! Bill and I had some good times with them. May God Bless You All!!
Our deepest sympathy to all the Vohringer family on the loss of Karl Jr. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
His carefree attitude and willingness to try any car repair!! He was the fairest and most honest car person I have ever met!! He stood behind all he did.
sorry to hear about Jr he will be missed deeply i used to babysit for him what a great man R.I.P.
Jr. I'm sorry you had to leave us so soon. You will be missed as both a friend and a trusted mechanic that kept my cars in good running condition. Going to miss you.
Sorry to hear of your loss. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Denny, sorry to hear about Jr I know he will be missed. My love and prayers to you
My Deepest Condolences To The Vohringer Family I Grew Up With Karl In Buckhorn Iowa . He was always so Fun and that smile he always had on his face is what i will remember . He Was such a great childhood friend and if i ever ran into him as we got older he always had a smile, a big hug , and would chat !
We are sorry to hear of your family's loss. Although we did not personally know Karl, we know the impact of losing someone you love. Please know you are all in our thoughts and prayers!
People come & go in our lives seldom making a difference. Jr made such a difference in our lives & our children's lives. He found us cars to get around in & worked to keep them running for us. We will grately miss you Jr, we are so sorry you had to leave us all way too soon.
Sorry to hear about your loss of your brother Kris, you and your family are in our throughts and prayers. Karl was a great guy, and will be deeply be missed.
Knew Jr for many years. As a former junker he was always willing to help with any and every problem I would send his way. Will miss him . Our sincere sympathy to the Vohringers.
Vohringer Families We are so very sorry to hear about the passing of Karl. Please know that you all are in our thoughts and prayers.
We were blessed to get to know Junior many years ago when a mutual friend sent us to him with a car problem. Since that day, he single handedly kept our childrens cars running thru high school and college. We always enjoyed our conversations with Karl and found him to be one of the kindest, most gentle people we've ever met. Our condolences to the family of this wonderful man. - Todd & Shelly Seifert
Sorry for your loss Kris, kandi and your families.
Karl- I will miss being able to call you to ask dumb questions about what may or may not be wrong be wrong with my car. Or just driving it out to your house with a random note asking you to take it for a cruise or to fix this or that. I will also miss junkin on your land for a random old watering can the day I have to it. You always knew we were full of it and half the time would just shake your head and smile cus we're crazy! Rest In Paradise
A great man will be missed! Jr worked on all our cars and was always such a nice guy! We enjoyed talking to him. Very sad to hear of his passing.
I remember the first time I met Jr. he was probably 7 or 8, full of life little boy, I didn't keep in touch which a good Aunt would have, but have thought of him often. He will be missed by us all. My thoughts and prayers go out the the whole Vohringer family. Love
i can remember when he lived with us he was so funny made us kids laugh all the time we always thought he was Jesus very kind and took things in stride our family loved him he will be saddly missed rest in peace and tell my dad hi
kandi i am so sorry about your brother death
Prayers and thoughts with you during this difficult time.
SORRY TO HEAR OF KARLS PASSING THOUGHTS AND MANY PRAYERS TO HIS FAMILY
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VisitationFriday, Mar 8, 201310:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
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