David James FLIEHE

FLIEHE, OVERHOLTZER-FLIEHE, OVERHOLTZER-FLIEHE, SOSSAMAN, SCHWEIZER, HENMAN, DEARDORFF, SCHLIESMAN, BENTON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:53

June 16, 1998 ---- July 10, 2018

David James Fliehe, 20, of Humboldt, died as the result of a car accident on July 10, 2018. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, July 21, 2018 in the chapel of the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. Visitation is from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

David James Fliehe, the son of James Fliehe and Sara Overholtzer-Fliehe, was born June 16, 1998 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. The family lived for a time in Fort Dodge before moving to Eagle Grove. In November of 2001, the family moved to Humboldt where David began school the following year. He grew up in Humboldt where he attended Mease, Taft, Humboldt Middle School, and Humboldt High School.

David was a smart kid who liked doing things his way. He had a knack for computers and enjoyed figuring out how things worked even if he had to take it apart. He had a technical mind and was fascinated by electronics and enjoyed programing and writing codes. He liked snakes, guns and knives and was scared to death of spiders. He liked history, especially World War II, and had a talent for knowing obscure facts. As his siblings know, David wasn’t always easy to get along with but he loved them dearly.

David is survived by his mother, Sara Overholtzer-Fliehe of Humboldt; his father, James (Sara) Fliehe of Humboldt; siblings, Randy Sossaman of Clear Lake, SD, Dawn (Austin) Schweizer of Sioux Falls, SD, Alex Fliehe and Aaron Fliehe both of Humboldt, and Jasmine, Joclyn, and Justyn Henman all of Humboldt; grandparents, Pam and Randy Deardorff of Clearfield, IA, Doug and Kat Fliehe of Clare, Roger and Karen Schliesman of Watertown, SD, and Jeff Benton of Troutdale, OR; and numerous Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. His grandmother, Norma Benton, preceded him in death.

http://www.masonlindhart.com/obituaries/David-Fliehe/#!/Obituary

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A Humboldt man is dead and a Fort Dodge woman seriously injured following a three-vehicle accident that occurred late Monday night, July 9, in Webster County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred 2.5 miles west of Badger on County Road C-56. The time of the accident was 11:44 p.m. According to the report, A 2005 Land Rover sport utility vehicle driven by Aisha I. Ismail, 24, of Fort Dodge, was traveling westbound on C-56 and initiated a pass of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado pickup pulling a car trailer driven by Michael J. Heuck, 51, of Spencer. In attempting to pass, Ismail’s Land Rover struck an eastbound 2000 Dodge Neon driven by David J. Fliehe, 20, of Humboldt. The accident was a head-on collision with the impact pushing the Land Rover into the driver’s side of Heuck’s trailer before entering the south ditch and rolling onto the passenger side and then an additional time before coming to rest on its top. Fliehe’s Dodge entered the south ditch, facing south. Fliehe suffered massive injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Webster County Medical Examiner’s Office. Ismail suffered serious/incapacitating injuries. She was transferred from the scene to UnityPoint – Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge and then transferred by air ambulance to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Heuck was not injured in the accident and his Chevrolet Silverado sustained only minor damage of an estimated $500. Ismail’s Land Rover was totaled with an estimated $10,000 damage. Fliehe’s Dodge was also totaled with an estimated $5,000 in damage. According to the Iowa State Patrol, alcohol and drug tests of Ismail were conducted. Charges against Ismail are pending further investigation. Assisting with the collision were the Webster County Sheriff’s Office, Badger Fire Department, Vincent Fire and Rescue, UnityPoint Ambulance, the Webster County Medical Examiner and Mid-Iowa Towing of Fort Dodge.

Humboldt Independent -- Humboldt, Iowa