Emil SerckEmil Serck, 100, Inwood, Iowa, died Friday, April 18, 2003, at Canton-Inwood Hospital.Services were Tuesday, April 22, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Inwood. Burial was at Richland Cemetery, Inwood. Emil Matthew Serck was born to Nick and Lena (Riemers) Serck on April 28, 1902, in rural Sioux County, Iowa.He married Elvera Pedersen on June 19, 1935, at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, S.D. They farmed first in Sioux County and later, south of Inwood until retirement in 1967. They moved to Inwood in 1972. He moved to Fellowship Village at Inwood in December 2002. Survivors include his wife, Elvera Serck, Inwood; one son, Glenn (Hennie) Serck, Inwood; one daughter, Dolores (Fred) Elbert, Hills; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.Mr. Serck was preceded in death by three brothers, Henry, Herman and Albert Serck, and three sisters, Mary Hanzen, Clara Wiese and Amanda Schroeder. Porter Funeral Home, Inwood, was in charge of arrangements.
