Alvin A. Doerr

1918 - 2010  (91 years)

• Name	Alvin A. Doerr
  Nickname	Tarzan
  Born	27 Jul 1918	South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jan 2010	South Dakota, USA
  Buried	15 Jan 2010	South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I108762	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	August Dörr Doerr,   b. 2 Mar 1893, Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina
  Mother	Magdalena Kallenberger,   b. Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina
  Married	25 Nov 1913	Leola, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F47855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Wetzel
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F47854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Alvin A. Doerr "Tarzan" Share E-mail Visit Guest Book Aberdeen: Memorial service for Alvin A. ?Tarzan? Doerr, 91, Aberdeen, will be 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 5th Ave. N.W., with Pastor Hyle Anderson officiating. A time of fellowship will follow the service at Schriver's Memorial Fellowship Center. Alvin passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at Golden Living Center in Groton, S.D. Alvin A. Doerr was born July 27, 1918, to August and Magdalena (Kallenberger) Doerr in Leola, S.D. He went to Civilian Conservation Camp to fight forrest fires in the late 1930s when there was only one face on Mount Rushmore and then moved back to Aberdeen, S.D. Alvin and Edna Wetzel were united in marriage in 1947 in St. Paul, Minn. They made their home in Aberdeen, where he started Doerr's Tree Service, which has continued on through two sons, Terry and Alvin. After retiring, he enjoyed collecting antiques, coins and stamps. He had an avid love of playing horseshoes, cards and shooting pool. He always enjoyed family gatherings and having his children, grandkids and great-grandkids around. He is preceded in death by parents, two sisters, two brothers and two sons. Grateful to have shared Alvin's life are his wife, Edna, of Aberdeen; his children, Terry (Lori) Doerr, of Aberdeen, S.D., Willie (Gail) Doerr of Anoka, Minn., Larry Doerr, of Aberdeen, S.D., Anna (Dean) Perry, of Mina, S.D., Jeannie (Pat) Sanders, of North Dakota, Betty (Wayne) Borge, of Mellette, S.D., Danny Doerr, of Huron, S.D., twins, Duane Doerr, of Dallas, Texas, and Angie (Doug) Hedges, of Fayetteville, N.C., Cindy Doerr, of Aberdeen, S.D., Carol Doerr, of Aberdeen, S.D., Jimmy (Char) Doerr, of Aberdeen, S.D., Shirley (Tom) Rowan, of Palo, Iowa, Alvin Doerr, of Aberdeen, S.D., Robert Doerr of Denver, Colo., David (Beth) Doerr, of Black Hawk, S.D., and twins, Karen Doerr, of Yankton, S.D., Sharon Doerr, of Wyndmere, N.D. Twenty-one grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. schriversmemorial.com [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949. Name: August Dorr Age: 20 Gender: Male Spouse: Magdalena Kallenberger Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1913 Marriage County: McPherson County of Residence: McPherson Post Office: Leola