Date : 18 Dec 2009
Location : Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, IA
Dale C. Edwards, 88, of Ames, Iowa, died Friday, Dec. 11 (2009) at the Madrid Home in Madrid, Iowa.
Dale was born March 11, 1921, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Kenneth and Elma (Sherman) Whitson. His father died when Dale was small child and he was raised by his stepfather, Frank Edwards. Dale served in the Navy during World War II as an Underwater Demolition Expert.
Dale was united in marriage to Mary Margaret Schmitt on February 13, 1942, in Waterloo, Iowa. Dale had worked as a vehicle inspector for the United States Department of Agriculture and retired in 1977. He was a member of the Alzheimer's Support Group and St. Cecelia Catholic Church. He enjoyed golf, bowling, woodworking, fishing and spending time with his family.
Dale is survived by his wife, Mary; one son, William and wife, Mary Edwards of Davenport, Iowa; four daughters, Patricia and husband, Jim Howes of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Julie Anne and husband, Steve Bovenmyer of Ames, Iowa, Debra Marie Edwards of Ames, Iowa, Nancy and husband, Roy Moore of Austin, Texas; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather; a brother, Kenneth Marlyn Edwards; and a half-sister, Frances Hardy.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at St Cecelia Catholic Church in Ames, Iowa
Dale was looking forward to going on the October 13 Honor Flight but was hospitalized on October 10 and was unable to make the flight. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Honor Flight, Inc., Attn: Tom O'Neil, 300 East Auburn Avenue, Springfield, Ohio 45505 (www.honorflight.org/donate).
The Bacon Funeral Home and Crematory in Nevada is handling arrangements.
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