William Dilsaver

THE REV. WILLIAM DILSAVER Cedar Rapids The Rev. William Richard "Wil" Dilsaver, 83, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at the Zearing Health Care Center. Funeral services for William Dilsaver will be 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Central Christian Church, 3475 Kimball Ave., Waterloo. A time of visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Linn's Funeral Home, 1521 Washington Ave., Iowa Falls, and one hour before services Friday at the church. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls. Memorials may be directed to the family in care of his wife, Barb Dilsaver, 19513 County Highway D15, Iowa Falls, IA 50126. The Linn's Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements. William Richard Dilsaver was born July 28, 1931, at Burlington, Iowa, the son of William Howard and Geneva (Galer) Dilsaver. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Cedar Rapids in 1949. He received his bachelor's degree from Drake University, Des Moines, and his master of divinity from Drake University Seminary. He was ordained into the Disciples of Christ denomination on June 27, 1954, at Cedar Christian Church in Cedar Rapids. He served Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) over 50 years. He ministered in Eldora, Earlham (Early Chapel), Whitten and Clear Lake. He was an interim minister for Bondurant, Coggon, Iowa Falls and Central Christian of Waterloo. From 1964 to 1970, he worked with the Iowa Society of Christian Churches of the Upper Midwest. During that time he also served as chaplain for the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol in Des Moines. In 1978, he joined the National Benevolent Association (NBA) as fundraiser for the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) Ramsey Home in Des Moines. In 1984, he moved to Iowa Falls as director of development and alumni affairs at Ellsworth Community College. During his career he sold promotional advertising for Vernon Co. in Newton and sold insurance for Federated Mutual Insurance Co. and Life Investors. Before retiring, he owned Promotional Products of Iowa and R.J.'s Advertising. On Sept. 2, 1951, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Rich in Cedar Rapids. To this union four children were born: Kathy, Mike, Mark and Janet. On Dec. 22, 1990, he was united in marriage to Barbara Hartman in Iowa Falls. Wil Dilsaver is survived by his wife, Barbara Dilsaver of Iowa Falls; his children, Kathy Rinkenberger of Ankeny, Mike (Jane) Dilsaver of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mark (Rhonda) Dilsaver of Des Moines and Janet (Brad) Kinman of Grimes; his grandchildren, Gerod (Missy) Rinkenberger, Bob (Andrea) Rinkenberger, Aaron Dilsaver, Kaitlin (Collin McCormick) Dilsaver, Allison Kinman and Brady Kinman; two great-grandchildren, Macyn and Cooper Rinkenberger; two sisters, Shirley Finke of Columbus Junction and Nancy (Jim) Dearman of Fort Mills, S.C.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Geneva Dilsaver; a son-in-law, Gary Rinkenberger; and a brother-in-law, Leo Finke.