WADLE, Craig A. (1961-2019)

WADLE

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 11/27/2019 at 18:14:38

Craig Allen Wadle
(October 9, 1961 - March 5, 2019)

On Tuesday March 5th, 2019, Craig Wadle, loving husband, son, brother and father of two children, passed away at the age of 57 in Marathon, Florida.
Craig was born on October 9, 1961 to Tom and Charlotte. He attended Martensdale St. Mary's school and graduated in 1980. Craig Married Tammy Wickett in 1983 and started their family having Corbin in 1984 and Chelsey in 1988. His children were the world to him.
Craig started out his young career driving a beer truck making many friendships along the way. With his natural charisma and charm, sales came easy to him and he started a career selling cars. Then the perfect opportunity came along to combine his talents with his passion for riding and he started selling motorcycles for Zooks Harley Davidson. He went back to the car business for a short time, then returned as the Motorcycle Sales Manager for Big Barn Harley Davidson where he was the happiest of all, and had the most amazing work family.
Craig was known for his quick wit, corny jokes, infectious smile, kind heart, and compassionate spirit. He greeted everyone with a smile, a firm handshake, or a big hug and kiss. It was that personality that won Jody over and when two people said "they'd never get married again", they surprised everyone and did in 2012. Craig and Jody did everything together including riding motorcycles, camping, traveling, and especially loved spending time with friends and family.
Survivors include his parents, Tom Wadle (Marilyn) and Charlotte Brommel (Ron); wife, Jody; children, Chelsey (Vincent) Torres and Corbin (Natalia) Wadle; sisters, Brenda (Tracy) Wickett and Tammy (Stephen) Rodriquez; bonus sons, Austin (Leah) Reed, Cory Shaw and Kalen Shaw; five grandchildren, Rylan, Regan, Captain, Ollivan and Aspen; nieces and nephews, Ron (Crystal) Inman, Stacy (Travis) DeWitt, Ashley (Kenneth) Huff, Shane Reed, Tonya Miller (Ryan), Skye Rodriquez, Lydia Rodriquez (Lucas) and Joshua Rodriquez; step brothers and sisters, Rod (Tammy) Brommel, Sheryl (Dean) Hoffman, Cindy McNamara, Julie Brommel and a very large family with numerous aunts, uncles & cousins. He was preceded in death by his step brother, Steve Brommel.
Craig's wishes were to have everyone around him smiling, so we will celebrate his life with a party on Wednesday March 13th at The Sports Page Bar and Grill on Hwy 92 in Indianola from 5pm to 8pm. There will be food, drink, music and memories. At 6pm there will be a prayer followed by stories, thoughts and memories by anyone who wishes to share. Please join us as we pay tribute to the man who was larger than life and lived life to its fullest. He made it "One Hell of a Ride". In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be given to the family to be directed at a later date. This memorial is provided by Overton Funeral Home, 501 West Ashland Ave., Indianola, Iowa, http://www.overtonfuneral.com/