COONLEY, Danny K. 1968-2018

COONLEY, WROTEN, KNUDSEN

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 12/11/2018 at 12:34:26

Danny K. Coonley

June 24, 1968 - December 4, 2018

CLARKSVILLE, IOWA – Danny “Dan” Coonley, 50, of Clarksville, Iowa, and formerly of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at his home.

He was born June 24, 1968, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Danny and Carolyn (Wroten) Coonley. He married Leanne (Stickfort) Knudsen on November 25, 1995 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.

He attended school in Independence, Iowa and was employed with Bill Cowell Ford, Donutland, A-Line Salvage, Wilken & Sons, and Delta Industries. He was also a manager at Earl May Nursery and Garden Center, and IFCO Systems.

He is survived by his wife; three stepsons: Paul (Shelly) Knudsen, Brandon (Melissa) Knudsen, and Anthony (Jessie) Knudsen, all of Cedar Falls; six step grandchildren: Olivia, Audrey, Colin, Ron and Tristen Knudsen, and Landon Monroe; three brothers: Tim Coonley of Dubuque, and Scott and James Clendenen of Independence; two sisters, Charlotte (Charlie Butch) Coonley of Marion, and Cassandra Clendenen of Cedar Rapids; many nieces and nephews; an uncle, John Wroten of Fairbank, IA; best friend, Karl (Sampica) Larsen of North Carolina; and his dog, Friday.

He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, December 16, 2018 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post #49. Richardson Funeral Service is assisting the family.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Dan loved fishing, gardening, landscaping, writing poetry, and making wine. His heritage was Choctaw Indian from Tennessee and could speak the Choctaw language.

SOURCE: Richardson Funeral Home website