REFSHAUGE, Lyle Richard 1926-2020

REFSHAUGE, ELDRIDGE, DIESTLER

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 1/4/2020 at 10:46:08

Lyle Richard Refshauge

February 14, 1926 - January 2, 2020

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA – Lyle Richard Refshauge, 93, of Cedar Falls died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at the Western Home Communities – Stanard Family Assisted Living.

He was born February 14, 1926 in Cedar Falls, son of Christian Otto and Kate (Eldridge) Refshauge.

He married Darlene D. Diestler on February 23, 1947 at First United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls. She preceded him in death on November 1, 2014.

He graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1943 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was employed at the Behrens Buick garage in Cedar Falls, becoming parts manager in 1948. He then moved to Cedar Rapids where he was parts manager for the Allen Imports garage for 11 years, then the Strait Imported Parts store. He then became the Auto Parts Management instructor at Hawkeye Institute of Technology in Waterloo, retiring in August 1988.

In retirement, he worked part time at Dike Hardware store until it closed.

Survived by: five children, Tom (Joyce) Refshauge of Rogers, AR, Janet (Joe) Miltenberger of Astoria, OR, Linda Cates of Iowa, Amy Refshauge of Springdale, AR, and Ted Refshauge of Cedar Falls; three grandchildren, Abigail (Philip) Clemons, Hannah (Justin) Smith, and Rebekah Penning; and four great-grandchildren, Isabel, Maxwell and River Clemons, and Lincoln Smith.

Preceded in death by: two sisters, Alice Vitacco and Agnes Sayles.

Memorial Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8th at Dike United Methodist Church with inurnment in Elmwood Cemetery, Dike. Visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7th at Richardson Funeral Service and also for one hour prior to the service at the church.

Memorials may be directed to children’s programming at the church, Western Home Foundation – Staff Scholarship. or the Salvation Army.

SOURCE: Richardson Funeral Service website