119. Derald Dean Dammeier
DES MOINES — Derald Dammeier, 75, died Sunday, July 10, 2005, in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will be at Newton Memorial Park Cemetery in Newton.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Overton Funeral Home, where the family will be present to greet friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the family in his name.
Mr. Dammeier was born in Jasper County and was raised in rural Newton. He graduated from Newton High School in 1949 and owned and operated the D-X Gas Station for many years. He and his wife, Darlene, currently own the Newton Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife; six sisters, Hilma (Don) McKinney, Merita Dammeier and Arlene Boyer, all of Newton, Marceda (Larry) Romick of Monroe, Roma Mosher of Ottumwa and Luella Bragg of Grinnell; one brother, Murry (Diane) Dammeier of Newton; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncle and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Linda, and a sister, Vera Boles. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton Iowa, July 12, 2005.
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DERALD DAMMEIER
INDIANOLAFuneral services for Derald Dammeier, 75, who died Sunday, July 10, 2005, in Des Moines, will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 13 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Interment will be in Newton Memorial Park Cemetery in Newton, Iowa.
He is survived by his wife Darlene; six sisters and one brother.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at Overton Funeral Home where family will be present to greet friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the family in his name. ~ The Des Moines Register, published on July 12, 2005,
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Vera B. Boles Dies Tuesday; Rites Friday
Mrs. Keith (Vera Blanche) Boles, 42 of 1343 N 4th Ave. E., a lifetime resident of Newton, died Tuesday noon at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Foursquare Church. The Rev. Bruce Donham, pastor of the church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Johnson-Reese Funeral Chapel after 7 p.m. today.
Survivors are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Les (Kay Irene) Ray of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mrs. Donald (Shirlee) Bostrom of Van Nuys, Calif.; two brothers, Derald and Murry Dammeier, both of Newton, six sisters, Merita Dammeier of Alhambra, Calif., Mrs. Don McKinney, Mrs. Arlene Forker, Mrs. Charles Roberts and Mrs. George Bragg, all of Newton, and Mrs. Larry Romick of Monroe; and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dammeier of Newton.
Mrs. Boles, a member of the Foursquare Church, had been an employee of the United Telephone Co. for 22 years.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dammeier, she was born June 2, 1932 in Metz and attending rural and Newton schools.
She was married Sept. 27, 1950 at the Foursquare Church in Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, May 14, 1975.
Keith R. Boles, Former Newton Resident, Dies.
Keith Raymond Boles, 49 of 1320 Summit Ave., Marshalltown, a former resident of Newton, died Wednesday afternoon at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Foursquare Church in Newton. The Rev. Ellis Ryherd, pastor of the church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the Johnson-Reese Chapel after 10 o'clock Friday morning.
Survivors are his wife, Mildred; two daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Shirlee) Bostrom of Van Nyuys, Calif., and Mrs. Les (Kay Ilene) Ray of Minneapolis, Minnesota; three brothers, Carrol of Louisiana, Kenneth of Lambs Grove and Lowell of Melcher; three sisters, Mrs. Nioma Lopez of Moline, Ill., Mrs. Fred Grubel of Moline, Ill.; and Mrs. Mervin Seuferer of Milo; and his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Willard Boles of Indianola. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Vera Dammeier, in 1975 and an infant brother.
Mr. Boles, a member of the Foursquare Church in Newton, was employed at the Parsons Co., in Newton for 29 years and more recently at Fisher-Governor in Marshalltown.
The son of Willard and Flossie Boles, he was born Aug 12, 1927 at Dallas and was educated in Rolland, Melcher, Sherrad, Ill., and Orion, Ill. He was married to Vera Dammeier Sept 27, 1590 in Newton and to Mildred Edgar March 25, 1976 in Newton.~ Newton Daily News, Nov 18, 1976
Obituary: Ray "Shorty" Boyer
Ray "Shorty" Boyer, 67, of 1301 S 10th Ave E., Newton, died Thursday evening, June 29 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines of respiratory failure.
Services were held at 1 p.m., Monday, at Foursquare Church in Newton with the Rev. James Black, Pastor of Foursquare Church officiating. Graveside services followed at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton. Visitation was held on Sunday after 3 p.m. with family present from 3 to 5 p.m. at Wallace-Pence funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may be made in Ray's name.
The son of Arthur and Blanche Martin Boyer, he was born March 9, 1933 in Kenosha, Wis. He was a high school graduate and manager for Colfax Tractor Parts. He married Arlene Dammeier on December 16, 1975 in Newton. He was a longtime resident of Newton, living there since 1971. Prior to living in Newton, he was Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, Calif. He was a member of Newton Foursquare Church, the Newton V. F. W. Post #1655, and served during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Era with the U. S. Air Force.
Ray is survived by his wife, his five daughters; Debbie Rivet of Atwater, Calif., Cindy Corbett of Marengo, Traci Martin of Newton, Wendy Boyer of Newton, and Mendy Boyer of Waterloo; his three sons: Dean Wayne Boyer of Colfax, Craig Adams of Grinnell, and Brad Adams of Newton; his ten grandchildren and a great-grandson; his two brothers: Paul Boyer of Dayton, Ohio and Glenn Boyer of Hesperia, Calif.; his six sisters: Barb Bielefeldt of Georgia, Carol Boyer of Indianapolis, Ind., Nancy Frank of Ridgecrest, Calif., Marian Deegan of Watertown, Wis., Dorothy Banker of Mauston, Wis., and Donna Hagen of Minneapolis, Minn.; and his many close friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, two great-grandsons, and two brothers. ~ The Newton Daily News, June 29, 2000.
Obituary: Ray BoyerNewton: Ray Bower, 67, of Newton died of a respiratory ailment Friday at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Four square Church in Newton, of which he was a member. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery near there.
Mr. Boyer was born in Kenosha, Wis., and had lived in California before moving to Newton in 1971. He was a retired parts manager with the Colfax John Deer dealership and an Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Surviving are his wife, Arlene; three sons, Dean of Colfax, Craig Adams of Grinnell and Brad Adams of Newton; five daughters, Debbie Rivet of Atwater, Calif., Cindy Corbett of Marengo, Traci Martin and Wendy Boyer, both of Newton, and Mendy Boyer of Waterloo; six sisters, Barb Bielefeldt of Georgia, Carol Boyer of Indianapolis, Nancy Frank of Ridgecrest, Calif. Marian Deegan of Whitewater, Wis., Donna Hagen of Minneapolis, and Dorothy Banker of Mauston, Wis.; two brothers, Paul of Dayton, Ohio, and Glen of Hesperia, Calif; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Wallace-Pence Funeral Home in Newton, where the family will be present at 3 to 5 p.m. ~ Des Moines Register, July 2, 2000.
Services were held at 1 p.m., Monday, at Foursquare Church in Newton with the Rev. James Black, Pastor of Foursquare Church officiating. Graveside services followed at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton. Visitation was held on Sunday after 3 p.m. with family present from 3 to 5 p.m. at Wallace-Pence funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may be made in Ray's name.
The son of Arthur and Blanche Martin Boyer, he was born March 9, 1933 in Kenosha, Wis. He was a high school graduate and manager for Colfax Tractor Parts. He married Arlene Dammeier on December 16, 1975 in Newton. He was a longtime resident of Newton, living there since 1971. Prior to living in Newton, he was Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, Calif. He was a member of Newton Foursquare Church, the Newton V. F. W. Post #1655, and served during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Era with the U. S. Air Force.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, two great-grandsons, and two brothers. ~ The Newton Daily News, June 29, 2000.
Obituary
John Willemsen, 69, of 2901 1st AVe. E., formerly of rural Reasnor, died of cancer Sunday, May 4, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Reese Chapel in Newton with Merle Smith, Skiff Medical Center chaplain, and Pastor Syd McCrorey, associate pastor of the Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton, officiating. Cremation will follow the service.
Friends may call Tuesday after 1 p.m. at the funeral home where the family will be available from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials will be accepted to Hospice of Jasper County.
The son of Jan "Tony" and Christina (Vande Voort) Willemsen, he was born June 24, 1933, in Newton. He was a 1951 graduate of Newton Senior High School. On Dec. 29, 1962, he married Marilyn Dammeier. He farmed all of his life in the Reasnor area. Mr. Willemsen moved to Newton in February 2002.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Bruce Dunlap of Iowa City and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and several brothers and sisters in infancy. ~ The Newton Daily News, May 5, 2003.