Dennis D. “Goose” Gosnell

GOSNELL, WARDENBURG, WISE, ROGERS

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 4/22/2011 at 13:53:30

Dennis D. “Goose” Gosnell , 57 of Solon died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at UIHC.
The family will greet friends Sunday, April 17, 2011 from 2 to 5pm at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City. Military Honors by the Solon American Legion will be held Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 1pm at the Veterans Memorial at American Legion Park in Solon. A reception to celebrate Dennis’s life will then follow at the Solon American Legion. In lieu of flowers, the Dennis Gosnell Memorial Fund has been established. .
Dennis was born May 31, 1953 in Iowa City, the son of Howard and Ruth Wardenburg Gosnell. On July 15, 1978 he married Katherine Wise in Iowa City. He was a 1971 graduate of City High School and served in the US Navy aboard the USS Enterprise during the Vietnam War.
Dennis was a pipefitter for 20 years with Local 125 Plumbers and Pipefitters. He had served on the Solon City Council and was a proud member of the Stinocher American Legion Post #460 and the American Legion Riders. Dennis was a biker in every sense of the word. All brothers are welcome to ride.
Dennis is survived by his wife Katherine Wise-Gosnell and their two children, Tumara Leigh (Shaun) Rogers of Denver Colorado and Tyson (Candace) Gosnell of Shellsburg; four grandchildren, Coltin, Tristin, Gage and Jayden; his brothers, Dale (Sue) Gosnell of Conroy and Steven Gosnell of Atalissa; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.