Ward Dale (Pete) Countryman (2010)
COUNTRYMAN, DEREK, HARSH, HUBER, OMIT, YEOMAN
Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 6/15/2012 at 18:10:29
Dallas County News, Adel, Iowa
March 23, 2010Pete (Ward Dale) Countryman
San Antonio, TexasApril 30, 1934 - March 7, 2010
Pete (Ward Dale) Countryman, 75, of Adel died Sunday, March 7, in San Antonio, Texas of a heart attack.
A celebration of life will be held 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 30, at the Raccoon Valley Bank Community Room in Adel.
Pete was born April 30, 1934, the third son to Joseph Donald Countryman and Gunda Otilla (Omit) Countryman in Nibish, Minn. Within hours after his birth he was given his nickname " Pete" after a famous song, "Tickle my feet with Piccolo Pete."
He spent the first eight years of his life in northern Minnesota. The family moved to Earlham, where Pete went to school and was a standout in football and track and field.
He married Audrey Diane Harsh, the love of his life, June 12, 1954. He opened and operated Pete's Body Shop in Adel for approximately 20 years.
Pete was always ready to help anyone who needed it and took great joy in being a Scout Master for a Boy Scout troop in Adel , being a volunteer fireman, and working as a track official for the Tigerette Relays, to name a few.
He spent two years in the army serving as a depot manager during the Korean War. Later in life he rejoined the Army National Guard at Camp Dodge and utilized his skills as a master welder repairing army vehicles and training other men in these skills.
He continued to work on cars and create stained glass masterpieces for family and friends and dance with his wife. His legacy lives on in his family and his friends.
Pete was preceded in death by his mother, Gunda; his father, Joe; and his older brother Harry.
Survivors include his brother, Wayne Countryman of Redfield; wife Audrey Diane (Harsh) Countryman; daughters Kim Countryman of Adel, Lyn Countryman (Bob Huber) of Cedar Falls, and Kelly Countryman of Adel; grandchildren Bob Countryman (Angie), Aubrey and Katy Huber, and J. Derek, Devin and David Yeoman; and great-grandson Nathan Michael Countryman.
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