WILLERT, Dale Fredrick 1923-2005

WILLERT, LOHR, ADAMS, SCHULTZ

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Date: 2/26/2009 at 17:40:18

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Dale Willert

CHARLES CITY, IOWA — Dale Willert, 81, of Charles City, died Tuesday (April 19, 2005) at his daughter's home in Charles City.

Funeral services for Dale Willert will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. The Rev. David Werges, pastor at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. There will be a flag presentation by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 12:30 p.m. until service time on Friday.

The Hauser Funeral Home, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements, (641) 228-2323 -- www.hauserfh.com

[Globe Gazette - 4/20/2005 ]

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Dale Willert

CHARLES CITY, IOWA — Dale Willert, 81, of Charles City died Tuesday (April 19, 2005) at his daughter's home in Charles City.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City with the Rev. David Werges of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. There will be a flag presentation by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 12:30 p.m. until service time on Friday.

Dale Fredrick Willert was born Oct. 22, 1923, on a farm southeast of Rockford, a son of Alfred and Marietta Maggie (Lohr) Willert. He received his education in a rural school and then attended and graduated from Charles City High School in 1942.

He married Pearl Adams/Schultz on Aug. 12, 1944, in McGregor.

In 1945, he served in the United States Navy, taking his basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Base.

Dale worked at the Oliver Tractor Plant in Charles City for many years. Later, he raised turkeys west of town. He co-owned a Standard gas station with his son-in-law, Ray, in Haines, Fla., for nine years. The couple returned to Iowa and lived just outside of Bassett for 19 years. After Pearl died, he moved into Charles City.

He liked fishing, hunting, and sports. He was a hard worker and a good provider for his family. He was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Charles City, and active in the American Legion since 1945.

Living family members include four children: Bette Willis, Avon Park, Fla., Robert (Betty) Schultz, of Dixon, Ill., Ila Simpson, Charles City, and Donald Schultz of East Flat Rock, N. C.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sister, Romona Jacobson of Cedar Rapids, and brother, Vern (Maxine) Willert of Charles City

He was preceded in death by his parents; step-parents; his wife of 48 years; two sisters: Norma Frisbie and Lola Reetz; and brothers-in-law Robert Frisbie and Leo Jacobson.

Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa Charles City site.

The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, www.hauserfh.com

[Globe Gazette - April 21, 2005]