OBITUARY: Dale M. Reckner, Mitchell County, Iowa


               Dale M. Reckner [1929-2001]

[Mitchell County Press-News, www.mcpress.com -- Posted Sept. 4, 2001]
 
A memorial service was held Friday, Aug. 31, 2001 for Dale M. Reckner, age 72,
of Rock Falls at the Major-Erickson Funeral Home with Rev. Douglas Anderson of
the First Untied Methodist Church of Mason City officiating.  Interment was in
the Riverside Cemetery, Riceville. Mr. Reckner died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001 at
St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorials may be directed to the Dale M.
Reckner Memorial Fund in care of Dean Reckner, 1145 S. 51st St., West Des
Moines, IA  50265.

Dale M. Reckner was born Jan. 19, 1929 in rural Mitchell County, Iowa the son
of Harry E. and Alvina (Rieken) Reckner. He attended rural Mitchell County
schools. Following school, he went to work for Jacob B. Decker and Sons. 

He was united in marriage to June Abben on April 27, 1949 at the Little Brown Church.

They lived in Mason City for two years before making their home in Rock Falls.
He retired from Armour in 1990.

Those that preceded him in death were his parents; and wife, Helen in June of 2000.

Those thankful for experiencing his love include sons, Dean Reckner and wife
Bette of West Des Moines and David Reckner and wife Mardell of Plymouth; daughters,
Connie Bram and husband Dana of Lawrence, KS and Karen Hamilton and husband Tim of
Alburnett; spare daughter, Lora Broadhurst and husband Alan of Pocatello, ID;
seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Shirley Fisera and husband
Henry of Osage, and Mavis Wieland and husband, Howard of Osage.



Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson; <kermit-k@juno.com>
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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