TIETJENS, Dale Everett 1936-2008

TIETJENS

Posted By: K. Kittleson (email)
Date: 11/23/2008 at 17:12:33

KENSETT - Dale Everett Tietjens, 72, of Kensett, died Thursday (Nov. 20, 2008) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City after a courageous battle with cancer.

A funeral service for Dale will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Bethel United Methodist Church, 503 E. South St., Manly, with the Rev. Don Preston officiating. Burial will be in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City, with military graveside honors conducted by members of the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service time Tuesday at the church.

The family of Dale Everett Tietjens has requested that those wishing to give memorial contributions may direct them to the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa Cancer Center in Mason City in his memory.

Dale Everett Tietjens was born on March 9, 1936, in Mason City, the son of Irvin and Sylvia (Gillpatrick) Tietjens. Dale attended and received his education in the Manly school system, graduating from Manly High School in 1954. Dale was inducted into the Air Force in 1955, served in Japan, and was honorably discharged in 1959.

After his discharge, Dale began his career in the post office in Mason City and was there for 19 years, and in 1979 he became the postmaster in Plymouth and was with the postal service for 44 years until his retirement in 2003. Dale also worked for the Ruan and Mitchell Transport Co. driving cement trucks.

Dale was united in marriage to Barbara Cady on March 16, 1957, at Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly, and to this union three children were born, Rebecca Sue, Bradley Scott and Brian Keith.

Dale was a volunteer for Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City, 20-year member of the American Postal Workers Union, and 30-year member of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States for the state of Iowa. Dale also was a member of the Manly Lions Club, and a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly.

Dale enjoyed music, camping, going to auto races, fishing, and loved to tell stories and jokes, but his great love and enjoyment was his family and friends.

Left to cherish his memory are his children, Rebecca Sue (Rick) Lowers of Mendota, Ill., Bradley Scott (Teresa) Tietjens of Kensett, and Brian Keith (Maureen) Tietjens of Wheaton, Ill., six grandchildren, Nickolas Tietjens, Farrell, Jon and Jay Lowers, and Dayle and Emma Tietjens; a brother, Jerry (Barb) Tietjens of Waterloo; a brother-in-law, Mike Cady of Roy, Utah; many nieces and nephews, as well as many extended family members and friends.

Dale was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Barbara, who died on Feb. 26, 2008.
Bride Colonial Chapel, Manly, 641-454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com

Published in the Globe Gazette online 11/23/2008 -- www.globegazette.com