Joe K. Brummel, 67, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died
Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at DePaul Hospital in St.
Louis, Missouri, of a coronary while traveling to
Tennessee. Services were held Monday, February 19,
2001 at First Christian Church, Cedar Falls, with
burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Leighton, Iowa.
Joe was born May 14, 1933, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the
son of Joe and Grace (Knowles) Brummel. On November
24, 1955, he was united in marriage to Jeneanne
Chivers in Des Moines. He received his B.S. degree
from Iowa State University in 1955. Upon graduation,
he taught at Charles City High School, then became the
Agriculture Extension Director of Black Hawk County.
Joe was president of Danish Mutual Insurance and
Brummel Madsen and Associates. He was past president
and chair of the National Dairy Cattle Congress board,
past president and chair of the Waterloo Greyhound
Park, chair of the Black Hawk County YMCA board, and
the First Christian Church board, chair of the
National Association of Mutual Insurance
Companies-Farm Division, Iowa Representative on the
Board of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders
Association, Trustee of Bremwood Childrens Home and
served on the Cedar Falls School School Board. Joe
belonged to various other civic and charitable
organizations and earned the 1998 Governors Volunteer
Award for outstanding service to the State of Iowa.
Joe Brummel’s name is associated with such well-known
horses as Prime Design, Royal’s Mr. Perfect and Sound
The Alarm. At the present time he had horses in
training with Steve Aymett Stables, including Extracy
and Extra Expense.
Joe is survived by his wife, Jeneanne of Cedar Falls;
two daughters, Karen D. Visser of Marshalltown and
Janna S. Lang of Cedar Falls; two sons, Joe D. of
Springfield, IL, and Brian J. of Cedar Falls; and
twelve grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the church or the American
Heart Association.