Dinesen, Melvin (1941 - 2015)

DINESEN, HEFLIN, HESS, LAMBERT, TERRELL, BOOS, HAVICK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/18/2015 at 12:26:41

Name of deceased: Melvin Keith Dinesen

Aged: 73 yrs, 11 mo, 12 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Dec. 15, 1941; Harlan, IA

Died: Nov. 27, 2015, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha,NE

Funeral services: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife of 49 years, Janis Dinesen of Harlan, IA; daughter, Amy (spouse, Robert) Heflin of Harlan, IA; son, Jason (spouse, Tracy) Dinesen of Indianola, IA; sisters, Peggy Hess and Susan (spouse, Jerry) Lambert, both of Harlan, IA; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Leonard Keith and Effie Jane (nee Terrell) Dinesen; daughter, Nancy Boos; brother, Donald Dinesen

Education: attended Kirkman (IA) grade school; graduated from Harlan High School, Class of 1960

Religious affiliation: member, First United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA

Military service: U. S. Army, 1963 – 1965; served a military tour of duty in Germany

Marriage: Janis Loraine Havick; Aug. 27, 1966; Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, IA

Employment: Farmer; their farm was designated as a Century Farm in 2014

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed feeding and watching birds and other wildlife; was an avid Harlan Cyclone football and basketball fan; collected old hand tools and loved antiques.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com