Dwight George Plate Jr.
July 8, 1937 — September 16, 2010
Dwight G. Plate, Jr., 73, of Alburnett, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a courageous battle with leukemia. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Alburnett United Methodist Church by Rev. H. Burr Bryant. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday, September 20 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors by American Legion Post #298 of Marion.
Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Roberta; children from his first marriage, Pamela Bolinder of OR, Cynthia (Evan) Wilkinson of CA, and Jeffrey (Deborah) Plate of IL; he and Roberta’s children, Deborah (Larry Dyslin) Rempt of Marion, Lorrie (Allan) Timmerman of Marion, and Dwight Plate III of Cedar Rapids; 13 grandchildren, Stevan, Candace, Adam, Jeffrey Alec, David, Dan, Danielle, Daltyn, Dakota, Desirae, Justin, Zachary, and Cameron; a great-granddaughter, Carlee; one great-grandson on the way; a half-brother and half-sister; 2 step-sisters, Margaret Andrews and JoAnn Decker, both of Marshalltown; and many, many close friends.
Dwight was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Elizabeth Ann Bruene.
Dwight was born July 8, 1937 in Marshalltown, the son of Dwight G. and Eleanor M. (West) Plate, Sr. He graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1955. On January 31, 1969, Dwight was united in marriage to Roberta K. Holland in Astoria, IL. Dwight served above and beyond the call of duty with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He worked as a test technician at Rockwell for 35 years.
Dwight was a member of the Hiawatha Mohawks and Cedar Sams Camping Clubs, American Legion Post #298 of Marion, and the Alburnett United Methodist Church. He and Roberta happily wintered in Texas for many years.
Special thanks to the staff of 5 Center at St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospice, and Iowa Blood & Cancer Center for all of their kind care and support.
A memorial fund has been established in Dwight’s memory.
Please sign our online guestbook for Dwight at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Roberta; children from his first marriage, Pamela Bolinder of OR, Cynthia (Evan) Wilkinson of CA, and Jeffrey (Deborah) Plate of IL; he and Roberta’s children, Deborah (Larry Dyslin) Rempt of Marion, Lorrie (Allan) Timmerman of Marion, and Dwight Plate III of Cedar Rapids; 13 grandchildren, Stevan, Candace, Adam, Jeffrey Alec, David, Dan, Danielle, Daltyn, Dakota, Desirae, Justin, Zachary, and Cameron; a great-granddaughter, Carlee; one great-grandson on the way; a half-brother and half-sister; 2 step-sisters, Margaret Andrews and JoAnn Decker, both of Marshalltown; and many, many close friends.
Dwight was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Elizabeth Ann Bruene.
Dwight was born July 8, 1937 in Marshalltown, the son of Dwight G. and Eleanor M. (West) Plate, Sr. He graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1955. On January 31, 1969, Dwight was united in marriage to Roberta K. Holland in Astoria, IL. Dwight served above and beyond the call of duty with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He worked as a test technician at Rockwell for 35 years.
Dwight was a member of the Hiawatha Mohawks and Cedar Sams Camping Clubs, American Legion Post #298 of Marion, and the Alburnett United Methodist Church. He and Roberta happily wintered in Texas for many years.
Special thanks to the staff of 5 Center at St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospice, and Iowa Blood & Cancer Center for all of their kind care and support.
A memorial fund has been established in Dwight’s memory.
Please sign our online guestbook for Dwight at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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