Norbert Retterath
Norbert Anthony Retterath, 87, of Calmar, went to be with the Lord on November 4, 2020 at Methodist Hospital, Rochester, following a battle with colon cancer.
The Mass of Christian Burial was held at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Spillville, Iowa at 1 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2020. The Interment was in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery, Spillville, Iowa
Norbert was born on November 22, 1932 to Mike and Anna (Heimer) Retterath on the home farm near Meyer, Iowa in Mitchell County. He went to Catholic school through 8th grade in Meyer and two years high school at Visitation in Stacyville. He worked on the family farm two years and then was a cabinetmaker for K. J. Retterath in Adams, Minnesota. He worked at John Deere in Waterloo from 1960 until he retired in 1990.