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FRED W. NOLTING
Frederick W. Nolting was born on August 21, 1932, in Frederika, Iowa. He was the son of Frederick W. and Ida M. Sauerbrei Nolting. He passed away on April 22, 2016, at the age of 83. He is survived by his wife Wilma; his son Frederick and wife, Marie, and daughter Melody and Claude Woodruff; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Nolting attended the Tripoli and Waterloo public schools. He graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1949. Nolting was inducted into the East High sports hall of fame for his golf prowess. He married Wilma Cordray on December 7, 1952, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.
Nolting worked at Rath Packing Company where he was employed as a meat cutter. He was a member of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and served as vice-president of District Council 11. He was a secretary and a seven-term president of the United Packinghouse Workers of America Local 46. He spent several years as president of the local chapter of the AFL-CIO. He served as an education committee chairman and a district vice president for the Iowa Federation of Labor.
Nolting was active in his political party and served as a precinct committeeperson. He was a delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Presidential Convention. He served one term each in the Iowa House of Representatives and the Senate. He was a member of St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Waterloo. Nolting moved to Texas where he worked at the University of North Texas managing the school’s department of mail services. Nolting enjoyed playing golf throughout his entire life. He had a love for photography. He treasured his time with his family and friends.
Fred Nolting was a Black Hawk County Democrat. He served in the Iowa House from 1969–1970 and in the Iowa Senate from 1975–1978, during the 63rd, 66th, and 67th General Assemblies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA: That in the passing of the Honorable Frederick W. Nolting, the State has lost an honored citizen and faithful and useful public servant, and that the Senate by this resolution expresses its appreciation of his service to the State and tenders its sympathy and kindest regards to the members of his family.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the Senate and that the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
Jeff Danielson
William A. Dotzler, Jr.
Craig Johnson
Committee