Dean Lee Prentice 1937-1998

PRENTICE, WEMPE, WADE, KRIE, SMITH, THERRIAULT

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 11/25/2011 at 02:34:48

Dean Prentice
Estherville – Funeral services for Dean Prentice, 61, of Estherville will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 11, 1998, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville with Father Tom Nash officiating. Interment will be at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery with military graveside rites by VFW Post 3388 and American Legion Post 91. He died on Thursday, May 7 at DeWitt Community Hospital in DeWitt.

Visitation will be held Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home with a parish vigil service at 7 p.m.

He was born on March 8, 1937, in Sac City, the son of Clarence and – (Wade) Prentice. He received his education in the Sac City schools. He served in the United States Marine Corp. On June 11, 1960, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Wempe at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville. After their marriage, the couple lived in Sac City, Algona, Terril and Monell, Mo. The couple moved back to Estherville in 1988. He worked as a truck drive, driving truck and motor homes. He worked for Miracle Playground Equipments for the past 16 years.

He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Prentice of Estherville, sons: Mark Prentice of Solon; and John Prentice of Terril; daughters: Mrs. Ken (Mary) Krie of Spencer; Mrs. Josh (Linda) Smith of Palm Harbor, Fla., Diana Prentice of Estherville; grandchildren, Jayson, Nicole, Sam and Jill; brothers, Bob Prentice of Terril and Ed Prentice of Estherville and sister, Mrs. Art (Helen) Therriault of Las Cruces, N.M.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a twin sister. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 9, 1998)