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Milton S. Cronbaugh
June 15, 1920 - December 31, 2011
Brooklyn, Iowa and formerly of Hartwick

Visitation: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 03, 2012 at St. James Lutheran Church in Victor
Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 03, 2012 at St. James Lutheran Church in Victor
Interment: following his service on Tuesday, January 03, 2012 at Rector Cemetery near Chelsea

Luncheon: Will be held prior to his service beginning at 12:00 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church in Victor.

Memorials: Milton S. Cronbaugh Memorial Fund, PO Box 485, Victor, Iowa 52347.

Milton was born the son of Albert and Jennie Schroeder Cronbaugh on June 15, 1920 near Koszta, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm near Belle Plaine and he graduated from Belle Plaine High School with the class of 1938. Milton honorably served in the United States Army during World War II and he was stationed in Florida, Guam, and at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. He was discharged as Sergeant in 1945.

Milton was united in marriage to Bernice Nadine Veit on January 21, 1947 at the Hartwick Congregational Parsonage in Hartwick. The couple lived on their farm near Hartwick where they raised their family. They later moved to the Veit family farm near Brooklyn. Milton was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Victor where he served as elder and trustee. He served on the Poweshiek County Zoning Commission and was a Jefferson township trustee. He was a 67 year member of the American Legion at the Harold E. Smith Post No. 54. Milton enjoyed his farm and was a Master Corn Grower several years. He enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Also enjoyed visiting with many friends and neighbors.

Milton is survived by his wife, Bernice Cronbaugh of Grinnell; his children, Bonnie (Dennis) Moon of Brooklyn, Cherie (Ron) Wauters of Pella, Iowa, Nick (Pam) Cronbaugh of Hartwick, Crystal (Bill) Van Waus of Victor, Vicki (Steve) Van Nevel of Victor, and Leeann Cronbaugh of Iowa City, Iowa; 20 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Milton was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings, Louis Cronbaugh, Harley Cronbaugh, Dale Cronbaugh, Dean Cronbaugh, and Wilma Dolmage.

Albert J. Pinder
February 21, 1920 - December 31, 2011
Grinnell, Iowa

Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday January 07, 2012 at Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College
Visitation: 4:00 to 8:00 p.m and with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday evening January 06, 2012 at Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell
Interment: at a later date , at Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell

Albert William Joseph Pinder, 91, the longtime publisher of The Grinnell Herald-Register and an advocate for the betterment of his adopted hometown, died Saturday, Dec. 31, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Pinder died after a long illness, surrounded by his family and under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice. Visitation at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, with the family present from 5 to 7. A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, in Herrick Chapel on the Grinnell College campus. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Grinnell. Inurnment at Hazelwood Cemetery will be held at a future date. Pinder’s life was characterized by his endless interest in good friends, good economic development and good relationships between people of all nations, work recognized by a wide array of awards and honors. Pinder joined the staff of The Grinnell Herald-Register in 1949. He became publisher in 1974 upon the death of his wife Dorothy Pinder’s father, L.B. Watt, publisher since 1944. He was a longtime officer of the Iowa Newspaper Association, serving the organization as president among other roles. Among his most treasured honors were those granted by his peers in the Iowa Newspaper Association, who named him a master editor-publisher in 1975 and winner of the Distinguished Service Award in 1993. “He is a friendly human power – outgoing, good-humored, informal, communicative, intellectually sophisticated but intensely interested in plain people and day-to-day events,” wrote his longtime friend Glenn Leggett, former Grinnell College president. “He is widely traveled, widely read and widely interested and concerned, an ideal spokesman for the best and most substantial part of middle America.” Leggett’s comments were recorded in Pinder’s nomination for the National Newspaper Association's James O. Amos Award for community journalism, an award honoring those who have provided distinguished service and leadership to the community press and their communities, and bestowed on Pinder in 1999. From the time he arrived in Grinnell, Pinder was active in civic affairs, most notably as a founding member and president for 16 years of Greater Grinnell Development Corporation, a private development group which spearheaded the development of the Industrial Park in southern Grinnell. In honor of his service, a street, Pinder Avenue, in south Grinnell is named after him. Serving on the Board of Trustees of St. Francis Hospital in the early 1960s, Pinder joined with other community leaders working together to consolidate the town’s two hospitals, St. Francis and Grinnell Community Hospital, into a single facility serving the entire community’s medical needs. The effort was successful in bringing about the merger of the two hospitals into what is now Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Pinder served as one of the early presidents of the board of the new unified hospital. He loved traveling and was an unfailing champion of the small-town virtues that he celebrated in his widely praised international-visitor program, a favorite project that brought around 500 visitors to Grinnell from all over the world through this small-town newspaperman’s unique partnership with the United States Department of State. Those visitors returned to their homelands with a new, rich view of the depth and diversity of the United States and its small towns. The United States Information Agency presented him its distinguished service award in 1991 for his work with international visitors. Pinder was born Feb. 21, 1920, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of two immigrant parents, Gisela Sophie Boca and Stanley Ludwig Pinder. He grew up in suburban Philadelphia and graduated from high school in Wallingford, Pa. Pinder’s father was killed in an industrial accident when he was very young, and he grew up as the son of an immigrant mother who worked to support her four children. As a youth, he worked in the textile mills of his small-town childhood, then chose to reject a full-ride scholarship to Swarthmore College so he could help support his mother and the other children. He worked in the accounting department of Westinghouse Corporation while attending evening classes at the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, including as an accountant in contract terminations in Chicago, Ill., from March 1944 to Aug. 1946. After his discharge, he remained in Chicago working for the Truax Traer Coal Company, and completing his Bachelor’s degree at the night school of Northwestern University's College of Business. He married Dorothy Jeanne Watt here on Feb. 20, 1949, and moved to Grinnell which became his community for the rest of his life. Pinder drove a team of oxen pulling a conestoga wagon in Grinnell’s centennial parade in 1954 as part of a celebration of the town’s heritage. The event was captured in a photograph that brought endless amusement to his children who could enjoy the son of the urban East sporting his Midwestern muttonchop sideburns. In the year of Grinnell’s sesquicentennial, 2004, Al and Dorothy were honored for service to the community by being selected as grand marshals of the Fourth of July parade and the guests of honor at the Mayor's Gala that year. In 2011, they were jointly honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife Dorothy were charter members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and were long-time members and supporters of the Grinnell Golf and Country Club, and he was a member for years of Fortnightly Club. He was granted an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Grinnell College in 1994. He was one of the original Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors, and he twice served as co-chair with his wife, Dorothy Watt Pinder, of the Grinnell College town-gown fundraising drive. He was a board member for many years of Grinnell Federal Savings and Loan, now Lincoln Savings Bank, an institution instrumental in economic development in Grinnell. Throughout his life Pinder traveled widely, including repeated visits to England where he became a fellow of the Wilton Park Center, a conference center inspired by Sir Winston Churchill to improve Britain’s relationships with other nations. He was widely traveled in Europe, and enjoyed especially a trip to Prague with much of his family in 1992 to visit his daughter Martha, who was then working there, and to visit the village in northern Slovakia that had been home to his mother before she emigrated to the United States as a teenager. Among Pinder’s favorite pastimes were golf and post-golf festivities at the Grinnell Golf and Country Club and his deep and abiding interest in professional sports, which took him to baseball games including the All-Star Game as an honored guest for many years though never to a World Series for his beloved Chicago Cubs. He was also proficient at card games and tricks, including the classic Mr. Wizard, and the one that left a card sticking to his forehead as well as other crowd-pleasers, including “Memphis in June and Sweet Oleander.” He folded origami swooses (flying birds) in venues across the globe, and his children carry on that tradition. He was able to whip all comers in the time-honored game of 7-5-3, including most recently during the Thanksgiving celebration in 2011. The twinkle in his eye was a trademark, and to say he was known for his humor would be an understatement. Pinder adorned his life and that of everyone he met with the next story, the next joke and, most importantly, the next laugh. The stories of his stories are indeed legion. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Grinnell; one son, Joe Pinder of Washington, D.C.; and four daughters, Peggy Elliott and her husband Doug, and Martha Pinder and her partner Royce Wolf, all of Grinnell; Jeanne Pinder of Pelham, N.Y.; and Anne Pinder of Madrid, Spain; two granddaughters, Juno and Phoebe Pinder of Pelham, N.Y.; and one sister, Mary Nunan of Ocean City, N.J. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Edward and Tom; and one son, Larry Pinder. Bill Monroe, long-time head of the Iowa Newspaper Association, once wrote of Al Pinder, “In this era of the unfortunate homogenization of newspapers, Al retains the traits of the innovative, progressive individualist who sees life as an adventure-filled journey and feels an obligation to pay his fare by serving his fellow man in his profession, his community and his world." Monroe titled his remarks penned on Pinder’s passing: “Al Pinder always made us smile.”

Doris O. Grovenburg
August 13, 1928 - January 02, 2012
Grinnell, Iowa

Memorial Service: Private family service will be held at a later date , at
Doris Grovenburg, 83, of Grinnell died January 2, 2012, at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell. A private family service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. There will be no visitation. Memorial contributions may be directed to PALS (Poweshiek County Animal League Shelter).

Doris was born August 13, 1928, in Grinnell, the daughter of Fred E. and Grace Orlou Taylor. She was raised in Grinnell and was a 1946 graduate of Grinnell High School.

On July 1, 1946, she was united in marriage to Dennis W. Grovenburg, Jr., in Kansas City, Kansas. The couple lived in Des Moines for many years and returned to the Grinnell area in 1968. They farmed in Jasper County and she was also employed at Maytag Company in Newton. She retired in 1988. She moved to the Mayflower Community in Grinnell on September 1, 2004.

Doris was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the V.F.W. Auxiliary.

Survivors include five daughters, Judith (Gary) Calhoun of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Cathy Grovenburg of San Jose, California, Marilyn (Colan) Arnold of Des Moines, Terri (Clayton) Pritchard of Solon, and Nancy (Bill) Tinkle of Grinnell; five grandchildren, Jason Calhoun of Lake Villa, Illinois, Chandler Calhoun of Ann Arbor, Justin Arnold of Des Moines, Josh Tinkle of Urbandale and Jordan Reed of Winterset; and five great-grandchildren, Margaret and Catherine Calhoun, Adalynn and Elianna Tinkle, and Claire Reed. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 2001; her son, Michael in 1965; a granddaughter, Taylor Calhoun in 1995; one brother, Clark Taylor; and two sisters, Jelene Watkins and Roberta Oltrogge.

Philip L. Kintner
January 23, 1926 - January 01, 2012
Grinnell, Iowa

Memorial Service: at a later date , at
Philip L. Kintner was born in Canton, Ohio, on January 23, 1926, to William Wagner Kintner and Effie Erwin Kintner. During World War II he served in the European theater from 1944 to 1946 as a Technician 5th Class radio operator with the 102nd Recon Mechanized Cavalry. During his military career he was awarded the ETO medal with 2 bronze stars. After the war he continued on as a radio operator with the American forces that liberated the city of Pilsen, Czechoslovakia from German control. He earned a B.A. with Honors in History from Wooster College in 1950, an M.A. in History from Yale in 1952, and a PhD in History from Yale in 1958. He taught at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, from 1954-64; at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, from 1957-58; and again at Trinity College from 1958-64, attaining at Trinity the rank of Assistant Professor. In 1951 he married Anne Marie Genung; their three daughters Karen, Judy, and Jennifer were born in Hartford.

Joining the Grinnell College faculty in 1964, Mr. Kintner taught in the History Department as Associate Professor from 1964-1969 and as full Professor from 1970-1996, holding the Samuel R. and Marie-Louise Rosenthal endowed professorship in Humanities from 1976 to 1996. He served as Chair of the Faculty in 1972. He taught in the Grinnell in Florence program 1989-90 and received numerous study and research grants to pursue research in the city archives in Memmingen, Germany. He was instrumental in developing Chinese studies in history and culture at Grinnell College, efforts that helped to pave the way for Grinnell’s longstanding and successful institutional exchange program with Nanjing University.

He is survived by his three daughters, Karen Kintner Bucky of Williamstown, MA, Judith Kintner of Yellow Springs, OH, and Jennifer Kintner of Jonesborough, TN; and by five grandchildren: Jacob Leo Kintner, a sophomore at Grinnell College, Shawn Felix Kintner, Jonah Philip Kintner, Miranda Kintner Bucky, and Susannah Louisa Bucky.

Philip passed away on January 1, 2012 at the Mayflower Health Care Center in Grinnell. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Elvan and William Kintner, by his sister Betty Kintner, and in 2003 by his wife Anne Kintner.

Memorials may be directed to Grinnell Regional Hospice, Grinnell College or to Doctors Without Borders.

Debra Sears
November 03, 1952 - January 03, 2012
Grinnell, Iowa

Visitation: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 08, 2012 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 09, 2012 at United Methodist Church in Grinnell
Interment: Following the funeral service January 09, 2012 at Chester Cemetery, north of Grinnell, Iowa

Debra was born on November 3, 1952, in Cherokee, Iowa, to Reynold and Bette Gerhts Grell. She was raised on a farm near Cushing, Iowa and later moved to Grinnell with her family. The family moved to Columbus, Nebraska and she graduated from Columbus High School.

Following her education she returned to Grinnell and began a 32 year career at General Telephone Company of the Midwest. She was a member of the sales team with General Telephone Company. Prior to her retirement in 2001 she worked briefly for the Maytag Company. Debra enjoyed traveling, camping, fishing and spending time with family and friends. She especially enjoyed watching classical movies.

She is survived by her husband, Dan Sears of Grinnell; two sons, Devin (Hayley) Sears of Edmondton, Alberta, Canada and Derrick (Kim Chapman) Sears of Grinnell; three sisters, Elaine (Rick) Stevenson of Quimby, Iowa, Pam (Richard) Pierce of Madison, Wisconsin and Pat (Perry) Martens of Hornick, Iowa; and one brother, Mike (Betty) Grell of Columbus, Nebraska.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorials may be directed to Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

Leona Louise Coppock
June 25, 1916 - January 07, 2012
Grinnell and formerly of Gilman

Leona Coppock, 95, of Grinnell and formerly of Gilman died peacefully January 7, 2012 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center with her son at her side. A private family burial will be held at a later date at the Graceland Cemetery in Laurel. There will be no visitation. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Graceland Cemetery.

Leona was born June 25, 1916, in Marshalltown, the daughter of John and Mayme Ramont Vieth. She was raised in Laurel and was a 1934 graduate of Laurel High School.

On December 25, 1935, she was united in marriage to Frank Niles Coppock, in Marshalltown. The couple farmed for many years in the Gilman and Laurel area where she began her career as a loving wife and mother. She later moved to Grinnell in 1999.

Leona was baptized at an early age and she continually shared her faith through her actions and deeds throughout her life. She was a member of the Gilman Community Church, where she was the church clerk for 19 years and was active as a Sunday school teacher and junior choir director. Her greatest joy was her son and family, including grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren, who all have fond memories of her. She was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening, flowers and traveling, which took her throughout the United States, and to Canada and Mexico. She was a simple loving lady to all who knew her.

Left to cherish her memory is her loving son, Richard (Cathy) Coppock of Gilman; four grandchildren, Randy (Tina) Coppock of Marshalltown, Alan (Lisa) Coppock of Marshalltown, Lori Pollock and Christina Coppock both of Grinnell; two step-grandchildren, Theo (Dave) Filanowicz of Arnold, Maryland and Jacob (Carrie) Naumann of Des Moines; six great-grandchildren, Jocelin, Adam, Amy, Allison, and Grant Pollock and Rachelle Overton; six step-great-grandchildren, Margaret and John Filanowicz and Emma, Ellie, Carter and Audrey Naumann; and four great-great-grandchildren, Jace Coppock, Veda Overton, Brennyn Lafoon, and Carter Merschbrock.

Barbara Jean Williams
June 28, 1936 - January 11, 2012
Grinnell, Iowa

Visitation: 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 16, 2012 at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, Des Moines
Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, Des Moines
Interment: following her service on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa

Memorial contributions may be made to the family in loving memory of Barbara.

Barbara Jean Williams, 75, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell, Iowa. She was born June 28, 1936, daughter of Virgil and Lucile Luce. Barbara was born and raised in Des Moines and graduated from Tech High School.

Some of Barbara’s hobbies included crocheting, cooking, baking, watching movies, and solving crossword puzzles. She loved dogs, and enjoyed spending time with her five children and family.

Barbara is survived by daughters, LuAnn (Jim) Manning, Lori (Dave) Kloppenburg, Lorraine Vasquez, Leslie (Kirk) Ferneau; son, Kirk Williams; brother, Virgil Luce; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Bonnie Henderson.

Robert J. Kriegel
July 27, 1934 - January 12, 2012
Grinnell, Iowa

Visitation: 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 16, 2012 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell
Interment: following the service, Monday, January 16, 2012 at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell

Memorials: Robert J. Kriegel Memorial Fund, PO Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112.

Bob was born on July 27, 1934 at St. Francis Hospital in Grinnell. He was adopted and raised by Albert and Audrey Niswander Kriegel. He was raised in Brooklyn and Grinnell respectively, and he graduated from Grinnell High School in 1953.

He honorably served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged from active duty on September 30, 1957 at Lincoln Air Force Base in Nebraska and then he served in the US Air Force Reserves until 1961.

He was united in marriage to Beverly A. Munson on June 7, 1958 at the United Methodist Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. The couple lived in Des Moines shortly after their marriage and Bob worked at New Holland Manufacturing in Des Moines. The couple then moved to Grinnell and Bob worked at Donaldson Company in Grinnell for 35 years. He also worked for Jake Barnes at the Phillips 66 gas station for several years. After his retirement, he worked at Bates Flowers in Grinnell. Bob was a member of the Grinnell United Methodist Church. He dearly loved his family and he enjoyed attending car shows, NASCAR races, attending his grandchildren’s activities, and having coffee with his friends.

Bob is survived by his wife of 53 years, Beverly Kriegel of Grinnell; his children, Bob Kriegel, Jr. of Grinnell, Brenda Kim of Columbia, Missouri, and Brenae (Joseph) Smith of Kansas City, Missouri; and 2 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Marvin Kriegel; and his step-father, Clifford McCain.

Duane G. O'Halloran
March 17, 1939 - January 12, 2012
Malcom, Iowa

Visitation: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday January 16, 2012 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, Iowa
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday January 17, 2012 at Madison Church of Christ near Brooklyn, Iowa
Interment: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday January 17, 2012 at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa

Duane was born on March 17, 1939, at Brooklyn, Iowa to Owen and Esther Hummermeier O’Halloran. He was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn High School with the Class of 1957. Following his education he enlisted in the United States Army and served until December of 1960. On April 22, 1958, he was married to Betty Diehm at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri. The couple made their home in the Malcom area and he owned and operated Duane’s Electrical Service.

Duane was a member of the Madison Church of Christ and was baptized in the Upper Iowa River near Lime Springs, Iowa. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed spending time with his family at their cabin. He also enjoyed doing handyman work and spending time in his shop.

Duane is survived by his wife, Betty O’Halloran of Malcom; four sons, Daniel (Brenda) O’Halloran, Ronald (Jennifer) O’Halloran, Jerry (Jennifer) O’Halloran and Timothy (Sharla) O’Halloran, all of Grinnell; ten grandchildren; and one brother, Leland L. O’Halloran of Fort Dodge, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, LaVerne E. O’Halloran.

Memorials may be directed to Grinnell Regional Hospice.

Wayne William Puls
September 29, 1920 - January 17, 2012
Grinnell, Iowa

Visitation: one hour prior to service (10:00 to 11:00) January 21, 2012 at Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday January 21, 2012 at Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell
Interment: following funeral service January 21, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, near Malcom

Wayne W. Puls, 91, of Grinnell died January 17, 2012, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 21, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Pastor Kalen Barkholtz, Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Organist will be Teresa Ziegenmeyer and vocalist Barb Chitwood. Pallbearers will be Greg, Randy, Matt and Eric Puls, Dan Gibson and Dan Slagle. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery near Malcom. Visitation with the family present will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed the Trinity Lutheran Church or the Grinnell Fire Department.

Wayne was born September 29, 1920, on the family farm near Malcom, the son of Elmer Louis and Sylvia Mable Baustian Puls. He was raised in Malcom Township and attended rural school near his home. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II. On October 13, 1942, he was united in marriage to Jean Slagle, in Lancaster, Missouri. The couple lived in Grinnell where he was briefly employed at 7-Up bottling before he opened Wayne’s Auto Body and Paint Shop in 1952. He owned and operated the business for 40 years, retiring in 1992.

He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and a 35 year member and past president of the Grinnell Volunteer Fire Department.

Wayne was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed attending his son’s school activities and never missed any of their football games from junior high through college. He cherished his time with his grandchildren. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching baseball and football. He especially enjoyed attending Iowa Hawkeyes football games with his family.

Survivors include two sons, Greg (Jean) Puls of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Randy (Laurel) Puls of Fort Dodge; one sister, Ruth (Richard) Hasselbrink of Grinnell; four grandchildren, Dan Gibson, Matt, Megan and Eric Puls; and two great-grandchildren, Daylen and Tate Gibson. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jean in 2008; two sisters, Theresa Schultz and Norma Griffin; and two brothers, Shirley and Robert Puls.

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