Darrel T. Parsley 1929-2011

PARSLEY, SMITH, DEVINE

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/7/2013 at 12:29:13

Sioux City Journal
7 October 2011

SERGEANT BLUFF -- Darrel T. Parsley, 82, of Sergeant Bluff passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, at a local hospital in the loving presence of his family.

Services will be 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Salix, Iowa, with the Rev. Patrick O'Kane officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.waterburyfuneralserviceinc.com.

Darrel was born Feb. 17, 1929, in Holly Springs, Iowa, the son of Guido and Sarah (Devine) Parsley. Darrel grew up on a farm near Sloan, Iowa, and graduated from Sloan High School in 1947 where he was very athletic and excelled in basketball and baseball.

Darrel married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Smith on Oct. 21, 1950, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sioux City. They raised their family on a farm near Salix, where he farmed for 17 years. In 1967, they moved to Sergeant Bluff, and he started working full-time for Nutra-Flo as a facilities mechanic, predominantly as a welder. Darrel retired at the age of 75 after 40 years of service, but continued to do special projects for Nutra-Flo, primarily building tables for the Green Egg.

Darrel was a jack-of-all-trades, anything that had a problem, he could find a solution. He enjoyed making wrought iron railings, stained glass, fishing, gardening and especially attending his grandkids sporting events. Darrel was a quiet, hardworking, loving husband and family man.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Bonnie; his son, Ron Parsley and his wife, Julia Kerr of Madison, Wis., and their daughter, Clare; his daughter, Jill Bode and her husband, John of Sergeant Bluff, and their children Taryn, Shane, and Traci; grandson, Jon Cook and his wife, LeeAnn; three great-grandchildren, Cassandra and Zachary Cook, Kadyn Nosbisch; brother, Bruce Parsley and his wife, Pat of Denver, Colo.; his family dog, Buffy; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Darrel was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Pam Parsley-Oaks; his brothers, Harold, Harry, Wayne and James; his sisters, Helen and Wilma; and his twin sister, Dorothy.