HYDE, Dale E. 1932-2002

HYDE

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 8/1/2011 at 01:12:24

DALE E. HYDE

FERTILE, IOWA - Dale E. Hyde, 70, of Fertile, died Monday (Dec. 9, 2002) at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ in Fertile, with Pastor Curt Gallmeyer and Pastor Dennis Ganz officiating.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church. Interment will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Clear Lake Cemetery. Military honors will be presented by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Memorials may be given to the Dale E. Hyde Memorial Fund.

Dale E. Hyde, son of Lynn and Vera (Wescott) Hyde was born on Oct. 25, 1932, on a farm north of Clear Lake. He was baptized in the Congregational Church in Clear Lake. He attended country school and graduated from Ventura High School in 1951. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served for four years as a medic.

Dale was married to Sheilah Lynch in Vancouver, Canada in 1955. They returned to Iowa in 1956 following his discharge from the Navy, living near Fertile, where Dale began farming. Dale enjoyed the outdoors, particularly taking pleasure in raising livestock and hunting. He developed an interest in buffalo and began raising them in 1976, which brought many guests to the farm with whom he enjoyed visiting. Dale also raised Belgian horses; his family has treasured memories about some of the sleigh and wagon rides they took together. He also enjoyed watching sports, meeting friends for coffee, and playing cards with his family and friends.

Survivors include his six children, Delia Hyde, of Laguna Beach, Calif.; Donna Reed and her husband, Doug, of Niceville, Fla.; Pat Hyde of Fertile, June Lackore and her husband, Kevin, of Forest City; Jeff Hyde of Alcova, Wyo., and Jamie Hyde, of Forest City; seven grandchildren, Tiffany, Jennifer, and Stephanie Gisel, of Pensacola, Fla.; Vanessa Valadez of Laguna Beach, Calif.; Anthony and Ashley Lackore, of Forest City; and Damien Hyde, of Forest City; a sister, Wilma Knop and her husband, Ron, of Ventura; and several nieces and nephews.

Dale is preceded in death by a son, Michael; a daughter, Debra; three brothers, Earl Hyde, Walter Bill Hyde and Larry Hyde; a sister, Linda Marshall; and his parents.

Globe Gazette, Dec. 11, 2002