Dunt, Merlin Paul 1929 - 2016

DUNT, NEMMERS, QUINN, NUEROTH, BUENZOW, KIME, DAVIS, AANES, MITTELSTADT

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 1/29/2016 at 15:21:20

Merlin Paul Dunt, 86, of West Union, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Palmer Lutheran Hospital in West Union.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am, on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Holy Name Catholic in West Union with a visitation one hour prior to service time at S.K. Rogers & Burnham-Wood Funeral Home in West Union.

A public visitation will be held from 4 pm until 8 pm on Friday, January 29, 2016 at S.K. Rogers & Burnham-Wood Funeral Home in West Union.

Merlin, son of William and Agnes (Nemmers) Dunt was born in Cresco, Iowa on May 21,1929. He graduated from Assumption High School in 1948. Merlin married Marjorie Quinn, in Cresco in 1950, and together they raised 8 children. He was united in marriage to Nancy Neuroth on February 11, 1989, at Bethel Presbyterian Church, West Union.

Merlin served in the Army in Korea from 1951 to 1953. He worked for Interstate Power Company for 42 years. He was a member of the WU Jaycees, a member of the West Union Volunteer Fire Dept. for 37 years, was on the School Board, and proudly served as Mayor of West Union for 14 years. He was also a member of American Legion Post 15, and volunteered at the Rec Center mowing lawn. Merlin loved West Union, and was on the original task force for West Union to become a Main Street Community.

Merlin loved to stay busy. He loved fishing, enjoyed wood projects, and doing Word Find books. He was also a rock hound, and a collector of many things – rocks, marbles, insulators, watches and knives to name a few. He especially loved spending time with family and friends, laughing and having fun, and his favorite thing was riding around in the jeep with his best buddy, Charlie.

Merlin is survived by his wife, Nancy; eight children, Jack (Sue) Dunt, Washoe Valley, NV, Mary Buenzow of Waseca MN, Bill (Joyce) Dunt of Sun Prairie, WI., Brian (Kathy) Dunt of West Union, Steve (Linda) Dunt of Ossian. IA., Dean (Jana) Dunt of Urbandale, IA., Karen Kime of Sac City, IA. and Ron (Krista) Dunt, Hampton, IA; one sister, Maxine Davis of Spencer; twenty grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren, sister and brother-in-laws, Dave and Julie Aanes, and Kenny and Patti Mittelstadt, several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.

Merlin was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Kenneth and his wife Delores Dunt, and brother-in-law, Ben Davis.

Source: Burnham-Wood Funeral Home database