David L. SCHLESINGER

SCHLESINGER, VAN ALSTINE, PINGEL, BENSON, BACON, HANSON, GREENFIELD

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/7/2015 at 02:19:27

November 23, 1929 --- October 5, 2015

David L. Schlesinger, 85, of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. Services will be held on Friday, October 9, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev. David Grindberg, Pastor of St. Olaf Lutheran Church, officiating. Visitation is Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A private family burial will be at the Corpus Christi Cemetery.

David is survived by his wife, Dena; children, Ruth Schlesinger, of Urbandale; Michael (Julie) Schlesinger, of Marshalltown; Judy Van Alstine (Bruce), of Eagle Grove; Carol Pingel (Terry); Lynee Schlesinger; Douglas Benson (Barbara); Victoria Bacon, all of Fort Dodge; David Benson (Mary), of Forney, TX; many grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Ruth (Hanson) Schlesinger and brother, Clifford Schlesinger.

David was born November 23, 1929, in Thor. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to Fort Dodge. He graduated from FDSH in 1947. He enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1948 to 1955 during the Korean Conflict. He married Polly Greenfield in 1948 and they were later divorced. On June 24, 1977, David was united in marriage to Dena Benson. The couple established their home in Fort Dodge. David worked for the Kelco Company for 27 years and Jayden for 7 years. In 1984, David and Dena opened the Roman Inn, which they owned and operated until his retirement in 2009. David is a member of Holy Trinity Parish, Moose Lodge, and a past president of the former Dodger's Lion Club. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.

October 7, 2015
Times-Republican --- Marshalltown, Iowa