DUNCAN, William Raymond 1918-2014
DUNCAN, YOUNG, LOCKEY, BRINKMAN, HAMMEL, TIESKOTTER, JENKINS, GMINSKI, PALMER, CLEVELAND, VERMILLION, LAWMAN, AKSLEN, GODDARD, RUDE, PARKS, LEIDAL
Posted By: Chris Tonn (email)
Date: 5/30/2014 at 06:35:29
William “Bill” Duncan, 95, of Charles City, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.
Funeral services for Bill Duncan will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2014, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. Dennis Niezwaag, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery at Charles City.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2014, and at the church one hour prior to the service on Saturday.
William “Bill” Raymond Duncan was born on Dec. 30, 1918, to James Hugh and Ethel Mary (Young) Duncan at Deerfield. He was the oldest of six children. He attended the Colwell School through fifth grade. After the death of his father, he and his two brothers went to live at the Odd Fellows Home in Mason City. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1936. After graduation, Bill and his brothers returned to Bassett to their mother’s home.
Bill worked for farmers in the area and also was a truck driver. In 1940, he leased the Standard Oil Station in Bassett. In November 1942, Bill entered the Army. He proudly served in the South Pacific during World War II. He served in Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines. Bill was honorably discharged in 1945. On Oct. 13, 1940, he married Arvana Lockey and this union was blessed with two children, Karen and Jim. The couple later divorced in 1946. On May 23, 1952, Bill married Ruth Brinkman at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City. They were blessed with three daughters, Jane, Sharon and Lori.
The couple farmed east of Charles City and Bill also had a trucking business with his good friend, Cecil Michael. Bill became a Pioneer Seed Salesman in the fall of 1952. He continued to be a salesman until 1986. In 1962, Bill and Ruth purchased the Ionia Elevator in Ionia and moved there. In 1994, Bill retired. After retirement, he enjoyed traveling with Ruth. Bill and Ruth moved to Riverside Senior Living in Charles City in September 2008. Due to declining health, Bill entered 9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home on Feb. 15, 2013. Bill will be remembered as a quiet, hardworking man who was loved by everyone he met.
Bill was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Loyal Order of the Moose, The Heritage Club, Senior Citizens in Ionia and a lifetime member of VFW Post 6792 in Nashua. He was very proud to be on the first Honor Flight that went to Washington D.C. from the area. His reply was, “It’s really something!”
Family was very important to Bill. He loved attending his grandchildren’s and great-grandchildren’s sporting events and their music concerts. His interests were reading, gardening, traveling and playing cards.
Living family members include his wife of 62 years Ruth of Charles City; daughters: Jane (Jerry) Hammel of Ankeny, Sharon (Don) Tieskotter of Charles City and Lori (Bob) Jenkins of Sioux Falls, SD; daughter-in-law, Kathy Duncan of Golden, Colo.; son-in- law, Basil (Marlyce) Law of Charles City; grandchildren: Ryan and Kevin Hammel, Joshua, Brianna and Jared Tieskotter, Liz Gminski, Bekah Palmer, Chris Cleveland, Becky Vermillion, Linda Lawman, Rachel Akslen, Ian Duncan, Cally Goddard and Deanna Rude; great-grandchildren: Andrew Parks, Hannah Leidal, Deon, Dalton, Darian, Silas and Deacon Cleveland, Abby, Hudson and Alina Vermillion, Jace Lawman, Clara, Jarius, Ellie and Kaylee Akslen, Alexis and Liena Goddard, Robert Rude and Logan and Raegan Hammel; great-great grandchildren: Wrigley and Juliet Parks; sister Faith Lockey; along with several nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Jim Duncan; daughter, Karen Law; two grandchildren in infancy; great-grandson, Kyle Duncan; two brother: Charles “Brick” and Hubert Duncan; and two sisters: Mildred Manning and Delma Duncan.
In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorial contributions be made to the VFW Post 6792 in Nashua, Coats For Kids in care of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City and/or Hospice of North Iowa.
The Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com .
Source: Charles City Press, Friday, May 30, 2014
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