David Oltmanns, of West Melbourne, Florida, and formerly of Cedar Rapids and Anamosa, died Friday, December 9, 2011, in Melbourne. David enjoyed attending our class reunion in 2010 and received the prize for the classmate who had traveled furthest to be there.

Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday morning, December 17, 2011, at the S.S. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church at 21069 Prairie Hill Road, Monticello, with interment in the Prairie Hill Cemetery. Rev. Paul Finger officiated at the services. Friends called from 4 until 8 p.m. on Friday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.

Surviving are his wife, Sharon of West Melbourne, Florida; 2 brothers, Edward (Grace) Oltmanns of Anamosa and Robert (Joan) Oltmanns of Center Junction; 3 sisters, Evelyn Blattner of Blairstown, Carol Oltmanns of Anamosa, Jacqueline (Jim) Lovell of Central City; his brother and sisters-in-law, Shirley Tobiason of Cedar Rapids, Bernhard and Gary Tobiason of Monticello, Sharlene (Jeffrey) Soper of Washington; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a nephew, Christopher Soper; a brother-in-law, Russell Blattner; and his mother and father-in-law, Lyle and Marcella Tobiason.

David Eugene Oltmanns was born December 22, 1956, at the John McDonald Hospital, Monticello. He was the son of Emil E. and Gertrude Ann (Wise) Oltmanns. He graduated from the Anamosa Community Schools with the class of 1975. He later attended Kirkwood College in Cedar Rapids. David had farmed the family farm, worked as a truck driver, worked on pipeline construction, and sold Stanley products. Before moving to Florida in 2008, he had been a driver for a rehabilitation Tteacher with the Iowa Department for the Blind. David married Sharon Tobiason on July 3, 1991, at Las Vegas, Nevada. David was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran on January 6, 1957, where he confirmed his faith on April 4, 1971.

David loved going to the Jones County Fair, the Iowa Hawkeyes, car racing, going to Disney World, reading westerns, dining out, and getting together with family and friends.