Daniel Roy Monthei, 1935-2006

MONTHEI, SCHEUERMANN, MACDONALD, GATES, BROWN, DENNY, BUHR, WASHBURN

Posted By: Sharon K Hesebeck (email)
Date: 4/16/2013 at 11:44:23

Daniel Roy Monthei
Born: August 19, 1935
Died: October 18, 2006
Age: 71

SERVICES
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at the Hope Reformed Church in Spencer, Iowa

OFFICIATING
Pastor Tom Dettmer

CASKET BEARERS
Bill Henning - Kent Zalaznik,Jack Byers - Dick Vail,Mike Heikens - Doug Heikens

INTERMENT
Riverside Cemetery
Spencer, Iowa

Daniel Roy (Mac Donald) Monthei was born in Crossfield, Alberta, Canada on August 19, 1935. Dan was orphaned in 1941 and in 1946 he was adopted by Don and Alpharetta Monthei of Jefferson, Iowa. He grew up in Jefferson and it was there he met his wife, Marian (Scheuermann) Monthei and they were wed on August 22, 1954. In 1965 Dan and his family moved to Spencer, Iowa.

Dan spent many years working as an automotive parts man and was affectionately known as NAPA Dan to many. He often dazzled his customers with his ability to remember part numbers off the top of his head. When Dan retired he started woodworking. You could often find him in the garage building things for the family. He loved working on projects with his brother, Bob, and together they built kitchen cabinets and furniture, repaired buildings and finished houses. To his neighbors he was there to lend a helping hand with one of his many tools that he treasured so much. If you ever needed any tool, you just went to Dans house because he surely had it.

Dan was preceded in death by his biological parents, Roy and Sadie Mac Donald; by his adoptive parents, Don and Alpharetta Monthei; and his twin grandsons, Keith and Jonathon Gates.

He is survived by his wife, Marian Monthei of Spencer, IA; one daughter, Carla Gates and her husband, Gary of Spencer, IA; one son, Kelly Monthei and his wife, Mary of Worthington, MN; four grandchildren: Katie and Thomas Gates and Jean and Kristen Monthei; one great-grandchild, Jacob Daniel Monthei. His siblings: Bob (Mac Donald) Brown and his wife, Sharon of Lake Park, IA, Betty (Mac Donald) Smith of Boone, IA and Dean Mac Donald of Jefferson, IA; his nephews: Steve Day and his wife, Audrey of Des Moines, IA and Joe Day and his wife, Sandy of Belton, Texas; his nieces: Kathy Denny and her husband, Bruce of Hartley, IA, Patty Buhr and her husband, Paul of Spencer, IA, Rita Washburn and her husband, Doug of Hornick, IA; other relatives and friends.

Warner Funeral Home of Spencer, IA

Interment in Riverside cemetery
 

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