OBITUARY: Henry Didrek Dau, 1927-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Original version posted on Mitchell County Press online - Sept. 21, 2005]



 

                              Henry D. Dau
 
St. Ansgar, Iowa--Funeral services for Henry D. Dau, 78, of St. Ansgar,
will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005 at Faith Lutheran Church,
Mitchell, Iowa with Rev. Wayne Ellingson and Irmgard Ellingson, Associate
in Ministry officiating. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Garden, East
Moline, Illinois, on Thursday, Sept. 22.


Henry died at Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage on Sunday,
Sept. 18, 2005.

Henry Didrek Dau, eldest son of William and Olga (Lind) Dau was born at
Little Cedar, Iowa on April 14, 1927. He attended rural schools and
graduated from Mitchell High school in 1944.

He was married to Barbara Hertenstein of Rock Island, IL on July 18, 1968.
Barbara died May 12, 1973. He married JoAnn Pettit of Moline, Illinois
on April 19, 1974 and JoAnn passed away April 12, 1993.

Henry worked for Mitchell county farmers until in the early 1960's when
he started working at the Farmall plant in Rock Island, Illinois, until
the plant closed. In 1985, he and his wife moved to Tucsan, Arizona,
where Henry was a security guard at a bank. After JoAnn died, he moved
back to Iowa and resided at his sister's home in St. Ansgar, Iowa until
his health declined in 2004, and he relocated to the Worth Living Center.

He was a faithful member of Faith Lutheran Church of Mitchell and served
in many capacities. Henry was baptized on March 18, 1928. He enjoyed going
to Senior Saints daily and served as President of the board. There he
helped keep the cribbage board busy and also played 500. Henry was a
volunteer at Good Samaritan Center as long as he was able. Henry never
missed a family gathering as his family were very important to him.

Henry was preceded in death by his parents, and infant brother and his
wives.

Surviving is a sister Sylvia (Robert) Wilson, St. Ansgar; brother Lindon
(Bonnie) Dau, Mitchell; niece Suzette (Donald) Hansen, Albert Lea, Minnesota;
two nephews, David (Nancy) Valasek, Marathon, Florida, and Eric (Norma)
Wilson, Carpenter; a grand-niece and four grand- nephews and a feline
friend "Dufus".

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar was in charge of arrangements.
(641) 713-4920.




                       Copyright 2005, K.L. Kittleson