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POND, Gary A. 1937-2015

POND, SMITH, FAULKNER

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 9/20/2015 at 17:33:44

Gary A. Pond, aged 78 years, 6 months and 13 days, of Waterloo, Iowa, died at his home Saturday, September 19, 2015.

He was born March 7, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, son of Daniel C. and Dolores Smith Pond. He married Mable Faulkner December 31, 1955 in Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Waterloo.

He began working for General Retread in 1956, buying it in 1962 and eventually changing the name to Waterloo Tire Company. He retired April 1, 1992. Upon retiring, he and Mable spent 17 years at their summer home at Crane Lake in Minnesota. They moved permanently back to Waterloo in 2003.

He volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and enjoyed traveling with Mable researching family history in graveyards, court houses, and libraries.

He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He had been a 22-year member of the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite. He was a member of the US Marine Corp Reserve for 8 years.

He is survived by his wife; daughter: Mary (Mark) Ganske of Waterloo; a son, Daniel (Donna) Pond of Waterloo; grandson, Matthew Ganske of Anamosa, Iowa; granddaughter: Michelle (Jason) Atkin of Arlington, Virginia, and a great‑grandchild on the way; three brothers: Greg Andersen of Elk Run Heights; David (Cheryl) Andersen of Plymouth, Iowa, and Dennis (Deb Morrison) Andersen of Evansdale.

Preceded in death by: brother Gene Pond and sister Carole Gray

Source: Locke Funeral Home


 

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