Mervin B. DANNEWITZ

DANNEWITZ, PENDLEBURY, FLOY, SCHOONMAKER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/29/2006 at 18:44:52

Mervin B. "Danny" Dannewitz, 92, died February 27, 2006. A private service was held March 3 at Dugger Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond. Burial was in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery near Belmond. Mervin was born October 3, 1913 at Ayrshire, the son of John E. and Edna Pendlebury Dannewitz. He graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1930. Danny established Model Cleaners in Belmond and sold it in 1956. He was then employed by General Mills in Belmond for nine years. Later he managed feed mills in Cedar Rapids, La Junta, CO, and Klemme. Danny was a sports enthusiast. He was a member of the football, basketball, track and baseball teams in high school. He continued his love for sports for many years by being involved as a coach, official, volunteer and spectator.

He is survived by daughters Betty of Hazelton and Karen (Richard) Floy of Thornton; sons John (Beverly) of Napa, CA, Michael (Karen) of Mesa, AZ, Mark (Shannon) of Elk Grove, CA, and Randy (Lyndi) of Sebastopol, CA; ten grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sister Maxine Schoonmaker; and brother Dean and his wife Mary Ann.

March 7, 2006
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