DAKE, Ronald Lee 1948-2015

DAKE, FEDERSPIEL, LARSON

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 11/7/2015 at 18:33:52

Ronald Lee Dake

June 10, 1948 - October 24, 2015

Funeral Service:
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories
965 Home Plaza
Waterloo, Iowa

Interment:
Wednesday, October 27, 2015
Dysart Cemetery
Dysart, Iowa

Ronald Lee Dake was born June 10, 1948 in Vinton, Iowa: the son of Marvin and Minnie (Larson) Dake. He attended school in Vinton and later graduated from Dysart-Geneseo. Following graduation, Ronald was drafted into the United States Army and served during the Vietnam war.

He was married to Dixie Federspiel in November of 1970, but they later divorced. Ronald attended Hawkeye Community College for tool and die. He was employed at John Deere as a machinist, retiring in 1999. Ronald enjoyed riding bikes, running, dancing, and going to stock car races. He was very active and never missed an event going on in Waterloo. Most of all, Ronald loved his family, especially his grandkids.

Ronald passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Unity Point Allen Memorial Hospital, from cancer at the age of 67. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother-in-law Marty Corkery.

Ronald is survived by two daughters, Michelle (Mike) McNamee and Jennifer (Barry) Combs both of Waterloo; five grandchildren: Alex Baker, Andrea Magnuson and Taylor, Kaitlyn and Kirstyn Combs; a brother Gary (Carol) Dake of Hudson; two sisters, Marilyn (Craig) Peters of Gladbrook and Diana Corkery of Prescott, Arizona; and a great grandson, Aiden. Ronald will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Source: Parrott and Wood funeral home

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