DEARDORFF, Harold, 1921-2001

DEARDORFF, KAMERMAN, ABUHL, THOMPSON, PEARSONS

Posted By: Betty Hootman (email)
Date: 3/5/2012 at 20:36:12

Dallas County (IA) News

Harold Deardorff, 79, of Adel died of a respiratory ailment Wednesday at Perry Lutheran Home in Perry.

Mr. Deardorff was born in Bagley and had lived in Elkhart, Panora and Ankeny before moving to Adel 43 years ago. He was a retired farmer, a Navy Seabees veteran of World War II and a member of Adel American Legion.

He is survived by a daughter, Mary Kamerman of Sioux Center; two sons, Ron of Adel and Tom of West Des Moines; three sisters, Ruth Abuhl of Ankney, Esther Thompson of Panora and Helen Pearsons of Council Bluffs; a brother, Paul of Ankeny; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marvel.