CASSMANN, Dale 1931-2003

CASSMANN, BERK

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/31/2009 at 20:04:22

GREENE, IOWA - Funeral services for Dale H. Cassmann, 71, of 415 North Second Street, Greene, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene with Pastor Gary Hatcher officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene.

Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.today, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003 at Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene where there will be a public Scripture Service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church one hour before services on Wednesday.

Dale Henry Cassmann was born December 14, 1931 in Union Township, Floyd County, Iowa, a son of Peter and Ella Mae Cassmann, and died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

He received his education in the rural Coldwater Township Schools and later the Greene Public School. He was baptized on May 24,1942 and confirmed a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene on April 3, 1949. He was united in marriage to Kathryn Mae Berk on Nov. 24, 1950 at St Peter Lutheran Church in Greene.

As a young man he worked on the family farm and later for his uncle Peter Smoot in Allison. Dale worked for area farmers until he began working for the International Implement and later the John Deere Implement both in Greene until his retirement in 1987.

Dale's interests included collecting toy farm tractors, playing marbles and cards, but most of all he loved working in his garage doing woodworking and spending time with the grandchildren.

Living family members include his loving wife: Kathryn of Greene and their children: Dennis (Merlette) Cassmann of Bristow, Douglas Cassmann of Osage, Bruce (Janet) Cassmann of Rockford, Brenda (Gary) Geuther of Waverly; eight grandchildren: Michell, Cody, Melinda, and Christopher Cassmann of Rockford; Terence and Tiffany Cassmann of Bristow; Lisa and Jennifer Geuther of Waverly; two brothers: Gordon (Tillie) Cassmann of Aplington; Melvin Cassman and his friend Eileen Furstenburg of Clarksville; two sisters: Mable (Elvin) Rover of Greene; Eunice (Fred) Bolhuis of Aplington; his aunt and uncle Claus and Janet Johnson of Wycoff, Minn., aunt Ruth Sonksen of Grundy Center, aunt Alice Johnson of Allison, aunt Rosie Johnson of Waterloo, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, step-father Orville Whited, and several aunts and uncles.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Dale H. Cassmann Memorial Fund in care of the family.

Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene is in charge of arrangements.