Dickman, Norman Ellsworth 1932 - 2019
DICKMAN, DULL, STUCKMAN, KONETZKA, BUDDENBERG, WILDER, WINKIE
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 6/8/2019 at 14:11:52
U.S. Veteran
Norman Dickman, age 86, of Decorah, IA died on Monday, May 20, 2019 due to results of an automobile accident east of Decorah, IA.Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the Salem United Church of Christ, 1097 Pole Line Road, Waukon, IA with Rev. Sue Klimstra presiding. Burial will be in the Salem cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be from 1:00 – 5:00pm on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah and also after 11:00am at the church on Monday morning.
Memorials may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 40 Rector St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10006 or on their website, www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Norman Ellsworth Dickman was born on December 13, 1932 the son of Edward and Lucy (Dull) Dickman on a farm in Frankville, Township. He was baptized and confirmed at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church. Norman attended Bakke Country School and graduated from Decorah High School. After graduation, Norman enlisted into the Army with friends Dervin Ludeking, Lee Vangsness and Mel Lee. Norman was in the Signal Corps from 1953 – 1955 and was part of Atomic Bomb testing in 1955. It was during a military leave at Christmas time that Norman saw his future bride Darlene Stuckman singing in the church choir. They married on June 2, 1955. Norman and Darlene spent sixty-three years of marriage on the family farm. They had a dairy and also raised beef cattle and hogs. In 1980, Norman won the Iowa Corn Grower contest with a yield of 198 bushels per acre. Pioneer Seed Company sent them on a trip to California as a prize. Norman was active in church activities, serving on the Consistary Board for twelve years. He was active in putting up cemetery flags for Memorial Day, served on the Auxillary Board for Winn. Co. Fair for twenty-five years, Frankville Township Trustee for eight years and Hawkeye REC board for eighteen years. Norman received the Quilt of Valor in 2015 which he cherished. He was also able to go on Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #31 on April 17, 2018. Norman enjoyed being in the woods hunting turkeys and deer. He had a favorite Oak tree with a sign on it naming it “General Patton”. No saw will ever cut that special tree down. Norman and Darlene went fishing for forty years in Minnesota and also spent twenty-eight years in Gulf Shores, Alabama for the cold winter months. Norman enjoyed driving his “Super H” Farmall in tractor rides. He also enjoyed going to the “boat”. Norman was an Iowa Hawkeye and Minnesota Viking fan. Norman and Darlene were also a part of the “birthday club” where they would get together with neighboring couples and celebrate birthdays every month for forty years. He will be missed dearly by his family and friends.
Norman is survived by his wife Darlene. Daughters: Dawn (Walt) Konetzka, Prospect, KY and Denise (Monty Wilder) Buddenberg, Decorah, IA. Grandchildren: Josh (Amy) Buddenberg, Decorah, IA, Zac Buddenberg, San Diego, CA and Julie Buddenberg, Decorah, IA. Great grandchildren: Emmett and Brett Buddenberg. Brother: Douglas (Ellen) Dickman, Decorah, IA.
Norman was preceded in death by his daughter: Diane Dickman. Parents: Edward and Lucy (Dull) Dickman. Brother: Edward (Bev) Dickman. Sister: Lillian Dickman. Father and mother-in-law: George and Alta (Winkie) Stuckman. Brothers-in-law: Harlan Stuckman and Roger Stuckman.
The family would like to thank the Frankville Fire and EMS, Winneshiek Ambulance Crew, Decorah Fire Dept, Gundersen Med Link Air for their services along with the Winneshiek County Sheriffs Dept, Iowa State Patrol and all the bystanders that helped in any way.
Source: Schluter-Balik Funeral Home database
Salem Cemetery
Winneshiek Obituaries maintained by Bruce Kuennen.
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