Victor Arthur FLEENER

FLEENER, KELLY, BAUER, ISOM, DIRKS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/30/2012 at 01:24:36

July 29, 1938 ---- January 26, 2012

BELMOND, IA - Victor A. "Vic" Fleener, age 73, of Belmond, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at his home. A memorial gathering for Vic Fleener will be held from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at the Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane South in Belmond. There will be no service. Friends and relatives are invited to Jerry's Place on Highway 69 in Belmond following the gathering. Dugger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made in Victor A. Fleener's name to the family.

Victor Arthur, the son of Clarence and Dolly Kelly Fleener was born July 29, 1938, in Belmond. Vic grew up in the Belmond area where he attended school. At an early age, he started driving truck for a living. Over the next years, he drove for Pre-Lite of Renwick, National Farmline (Whites) on the West Coast and Umthun in Eagle Grove. Vic began working in Alden for Weavers. After the company became Martin Marietta, Vic was moved to Wisconsin. Victor was united in marriage to Phyllis Bauer on November 22, 1989, in Baraboo, Wis. The couple made their home there and they started their family. Vic continued working for Martin Marietta. In 1994, Vic and Phyllis moved to Belmond. Vic started working for Giese Construction, which eventually became Martin Marietta. Vic retired from Martin Marietta after 21 years of service in 2003. Vic enjoyed fishing but loved restoring and working on cars and tractors. He called it wrenching. Vic is remembered as a truly wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend.

Victor is survived by his wife, Phyllis; daughters, Tabitha Isom and husband Nick of Clarksville, Tenn.; Victoria Fleener and Jake of Carlisle; Nikki Fleener of Belmond; his pride and joy, grandson, Noah; sister, Bonnie Dirks and husband Bill of Belmond; two brothers, Tom of Buffalo Center and Larry and wife, Denise, of Belmond; and numerous other nieces, nephews, relatives and a host of friends. He is preceded in death by his parents. Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane South, Box 233, Belmond Iowa.

Mason City Globe Gazette -- Iowa
January 30, 2012