Gerald W. Dean, 1926-2008

DEAN, PHILLIPS, STANTON, STOVER, LOWE, ISAIA, BANKSTON

Posted By: Sharon K Hesebeck (email)
Date: 4/25/2013 at 08:12:23

Gerald W. (Jerry) Dean
Born: June 16, 1926
Died: July 18, 2008
Age: 82

SERVICES
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at the Warner Chapel in Spencer.

CASKET BEARERS
Mike Dean - Mark Stover - Matt Lowe - Eric Dean - Jonathan Waldner - Doug Alger

HONORARY BEARERS
Melissa Stover - Kellie Lowe - Heather Dean - Angie Isaia - Kathy Bankston - Joseph Dean - Larry Winther - Ron Darnell = Larry Smith

INTERMENT
Riverside Cemetery
Spencer, Iowa

Military services will be conducted by V.F.W. Clay County Post #3159 following the graveside services.

Gerald W. (Jerry) Dean, the son of Ross C. and Ethel (Phillips) Dean, was born June 16, 1926 in Des Moines, IA. His childhood years were spent in Red Oak, where he received his early education. In Jerrys sophomore year of high school, his father was transferred to Spencer, Iowa, where Jerry continued his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1944.

Following his schooling, he entered the military and served his country during WWII from 1944, until his honorable discharge in November of 1946. He returned to Spencer and went to work for Fred Karcher of Olins Market as a meat cutter.

Jerry married Helen B. Stanton on August 22, 1948 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, he worked for Spencer Municipal Utilities as a lineman for 9 years.

In 1957, he became an exterminator for Pest Kil Chemical Co. and in 1970, owner of Deans Meat & Rat Bait.

Jerry was an active life member of the Clay County VFW Post #3159, where he served as Commander and helped form the VFW Spencerettes Girls Drill Team.

He established the Little Sioux Archery Club and helped build its first course. He also helped form the Softball Club in the 1960s, and was in charge of building the first field in Fairview Park.

Jerry and Frank Thomas organized the Spencer Avenue of Flags in 1963, displaying 90 flags Memorial Day, 1964 and today they proudly display 1,260 flags. Jerry was also involved in the development of the Veterans Memorial Monument. To honor all of his community activities, Jerry was elected Citizen Of The Year in 1996.

Jerry and Helen enjoyed camping and square dancing with their many friends. They were charter members of the square dancing club, Spencer Squares, and National Square Dance Campers Association. When asked what three things he was most proud of, he simply responded, his wife, Helen, his family, and the Avenue of Flags.

Jerry passed away at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD on Friday, July 18, 2008 at the age of 82. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Charles A. Dean.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Helen, of Spencer; children: Barbara Dean of Spencer, Bob Dean and wife, Charlotte of Logan, IA, Rick Dean and wife, Nancy of Spencer; grandchildren: Melissa and Mark Stover, Kellie and Matt Lowe, Mike and Heather Dean, Eric Dean, Joseph Dean, Angie and Nick Isaia, and Kathy Bankston; his great-grandchildren: Kaleb and Kevin Stover, Matayah and Kendra Lowe, Baby Dean, Zackary, Micheala, Tristin, Nykola, Cheyenne and Alexandria Isaia, Terrance, Jazlyn, and Nathanial Bankston; other relatives and many friends.

Warner Funeral Home of Spencer, IA

Interment in Riverside cemetery
 

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