DEHART, LaRoy E. 1919-2000

DEHART, BIGELOW, ERICKSON, MESSSERER

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 7/31/2010 at 20:29:19

WATERLOO -- La Roy E. DeHart, 80, of Peoria, Ariz., formerly of Waterloo, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, of natural causes.

He was born Sept. 13, 1919, in Backus, Minn., son of Emmett and Jessie DeHart. He married Leta Bigelow on Oct. 12, 1940. She died in 1965. He married Verna Erickson on May 11, 1968.

Mr. DeHart was employed at Titus Manufacturing and at John Deere as a tool and die maker.

Survived by: his wife; a son, Marvin of Dallas, Texas; a daughter, Sandy Messerer of Waterloo; two stepsons, Mike Erickson of Seattle, Wash., and Doug Erickson of Des Moines; and eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church.

Memorials: may be directed to Shriners Children's Hospital in care of Martin Lodge 624, East Park and Mulberry, Waterloo, IA 50701.

Iowa Statewide Obituary Collection - Central -120 (Source not dated)