Dale Richard "Mick" Betenbender
April 17, 1926 — August 2, 2011
Dale Richard “Mick” Betenbender, 85, of Coggon, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. James Wolf of Troy Mills Christian Church. Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Inurnment: Coggon Cemetery, Coggon.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian; son, Gene (Sheryl) Betenbender; 2 grandchildren, Amy Betenbender and Chad (Nikki) Betenbender; 2 great-grandchildren, Hunter and Levi; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Mark Betenbender; a sister; and two brothers.
Mick was born April 17, 1926, in Marion, the son of Earl and Martha (Neilson) Betenbender. On April 8, 1950, he was united in marriage to Lillian Marek in Cedar Rapids. Mick was a life-long farmer and a great vegetable garden was his pride and joy. His many friends will miss stopping by for coffee and his many jokes.
Please sign our online guestbook for Mick at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian; son, Gene (Sheryl) Betenbender; 2 grandchildren, Amy Betenbender and Chad (Nikki) Betenbender; 2 great-grandchildren, Hunter and Levi; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Mark Betenbender; a sister; and two brothers.
Mick was born April 17, 1926, in Marion, the son of Earl and Martha (Neilson) Betenbender. On April 8, 1950, he was united in marriage to Lillian Marek in Cedar Rapids. Mick was a life-long farmer and a great vegetable garden was his pride and joy. His many friends will miss stopping by for coffee and his many jokes.
Please sign our online guestbook for Mick at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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