Carter Jr, Delles E. “Junior” (1945 – 2009)

CARTER, WRIGHT, CADWELL, BOCK, PLUMB, KNUDSON, ATEN, FRIEND, SCHWERY, SCHNEIDER, CAPE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 20:50:15

Name of deceased: Delles Everett Carter, Jr.

Aged: 64 yrs, 7 mo, 5 days

Residence: Defiance, IA

Born: May 3, 1945, on the family farm in rural Defiance, IA

Died: Dec. 8, 2009, on the family farm in rural Defiance, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Rev. Ted Sieck and Pastor Ron Rasumssen officiated. Burial at Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA.

Survived by: Wife, Midge Carter of Defiance, IA; daughters, Michelle (spouse, Paul) Plumb of Spirit Lake, IA, Christie (spouse, Jack) Knudson of Irwin, IA; Robyn Carter of Omaha, NE, and Rachel (spouse, Dave) Aten of Blair, NE; step-daughters, Jennifer (spouse, Duane) Friend of Council Bluffs, IA, and Joi (spouse, Paul) Schwery of Panama, IA; step-sons, Jesse Smith of Defiance, IA, and Jeremy Smith (fiancee, Kim Becerra) of Council Bluffs, IA; brother, Derald (Marsha) Carter of Defiance, IA; sisters, Violet (spouse, Don) Schneider of Colorado Springs, CO, and Sharon (spouse, Charles) Cape of Mesquite, NV; 3 grandchildren; 9 step-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Delles Everett and Anna Almira (nee Wright) Carter, Sr; sister, Delene Bock

Education: Irwin (IA) schools; graduated from Irwin High School, Class of 1964

Marriages: (1) information not disclosed; (2) Margaret (Midge) Ruth Cadwell, Jan. 3, 2009, Irwin, IA

Employment: After completing high school, he farmed and shelled corn with his father, moving onto the farm in 1973; in 1992, began driving a truck for Reilly Construction of Ossian, IA until health forced his retirement in Nov. 2008.

Hobbies/Interests: fishing, camping, bird watching, welding; cooking and doing BBQ for area events; also enjoyed participating in antique tractor pulls and riding his 1948 Harley Davidson

Source: burmeisterjohannsen.com