Clarence "Dempsey" Wade, 20 Jan 1927 - 29 Oct 2015

WADE, LONG, SPRATT, LOUDERMAN, GIBSON, HANDLY, FETT, ADAMS, KERR, KELLY, LEFEVER

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 11/5/2015 at 16:13:02

CLARENCE "DEMPSEY" WADE
Cedar Rapids

Clarence "Dempsey" Wade, 88, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Mercy Iowa City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling St. SW. Burial with full military rites will be conducted at St. John's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Brosh Chapel.

Clarence was born Jan. 20, 1927, in Green Valley,[Iowa County] Iowa, the son of Henry and Carrie (Long) Wade. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a gunners mate in the Pacific Theater. Clarence was united in marriage to Mary Magdalene Spratt on Sept. 2, 1950.

Dempsey was the night superintendent at Amana Refrigeration for over 38 years until retiring in 1988. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family.

His hobbies were taking care of his lawn and home, as well as making home brew and wine.

Dempsey is survived by his sons, Larry (Betty) of Pleasant Plains, Ill., Kevin (Anne) of Rockwell City and Gary (Lisa) of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Christopher (Christine) Wade, Stacy (Chad) Louderman, Heather (James) Gibson, Brandon (Molly) Wade, Ryan (Jessica) Wade, Justin Wade, Gretchen (Ryan) Handly, Nathan (Stacy) Fett and Craig Fett; and great-grandchildren, Nora, Ben, Will Wade, Jack and Hudson Wade, Laney, Bryson and Grady Handly, Gwynneth, Allison and Nathan Wade, Riley, Wyatt and Grayson Louderman, Jade, Hayden, Dekota and Braydon Gibson and Isaac Fett.

Dempsey was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary, who died April 2, 2015; grandson, Keaton Wade; a great-grand-daughter, Addison Wade; his brother, Bud Wade; and sisters, Orpha Adams, Opal Kerr, Dorothy Kelly and Luella Lefever.

Memorials may be directed to St. Ludmila Catholic Church in his name.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com.

The Gazette, Saturday, 31 October 2015, 8a
[Clarence and Mary were married in Holbrook, IA]