OBITUARY: Dean Earl Shoars, 1920-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa [Based on obituary in the Mitchell County Press-News online, Jan. 19, 2005] Dean Earl Shoars A gathering of family and friends was held for Dean Earl Shoars, age 84, of Osage, Iowa, on Monday, January 17, 2005 at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Dean died Saturday January 15, 2005, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage. He was born February 9, 1920, in Osage, Iowa. He is preceded in death by his son Smith. He is survived by his wife Helen, six children Meri, Dean, Mark, Scott (Tim), Ruth, and Eric, 12 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and Larry Newhouse. The Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home (641-732-3706) is in charge of the arrangements. Copyright 2005, K.L. Kittleson