Dale Ernest Bieber

DALE ERNEST BIEBER

Coralville

Dale Ernest Bieber, of Coralville, passed away May 2, 2021, at the age of 73, following a single engine aircraft accident.

The family invites friends, fellow songsters and all his beloved acquaintances to join them in a Celebration of Dale's Life, from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 7, at the

Brown Deer Golf Club, Coralville.

Dale was born July 21, 1947, in Phoenixville, Pa., to Charles M. Bieber and Mary Beth High. At the age of 4, he moved to Nigeria with his missionary parents, receiving the majority of his early education in the Hillcrest School, Jos, Nigeria. He returned to the United States in time to complete his junior and senior year at Central Dauphin East High School. High school was followed by Elizabethtown College, where he played soccer and earned a B.S. in psychology. Next came an 18-month stint in Poland as part of a Brethren Voluntary Service. Upon returning to the United States, Dale completed an M.S. in physiology followed by a medical degree (MD) at Penn State Hershey.

Residency training led him to the University of Rochester, where he became board certified in both pediatrics and internal medicine, enabling him to practice the cradle to grave care he loved. Dale enrolled in the Public Health Service program through, which young doctors worked in medically underserved areas in return for debt forgiveness. He chose to start a practice in Fredericksburg, Pa., in 1980 and was one of the few doctors who actually stayed in the area and built the practice which has grown into the Fredericksburg Family Health Center. In 1988-89, he returned to Nigeria on a sabbatical and taught medicine and pediatrics at the University of Maiduguri Medical School.

After meeting his soon-to-be spouse (Carla Nester), he moved to North Carolina in 2000 to try his hand at academic primary care. He took on an active internal medicine and pediatric practice as well as resident and student teaching, becoming the associate program director of the Med-Peds Training Program at UNC.

North Carolina was followed by a move to Iowa in 2007, where he continued to build on all of his previous experiences. At the time of his death, Dale was a clinical professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Iowa – becoming one of the most sought-after providers at Iowa River Landing practice. Through his passion for teaching, he had a profound impact on generations of medical students and residents at Iowa. As director of the ambulatory core elective, Dale's talents as an educator were legendary. In 2011, he received the Collegiate Teaching Award, one of the department's highest honors for educators.

Dale was well known for his belief in the power of forming tangible connections with both his patients and his students. He sought to have a lasting and beneficial impact on every person he met. His good humor, the deep kindness and attention he showed others are but a few of the qualities that will be deeply missed. Dale loved to sing, and his rich voice was regularly heard and appreciated in barbershop and choral groups.

Dale is survived by his wife, Carla; their two children, Samuel and Ana Nester; his daughter, Kirsten Reinford (Daryl); son, Ben Brown-Bieber (Lynda); son, Damond Brown-Bieber; and six grandchildren, DJ, Marina, Havah, Athena, Niasia and Alasia. In addition, Dale is survived by four siblings, Larry Bieber (Nancy), Bonnie Corcoran, Marla Abe (Jim) and Doreen Miller (Myron).

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Mary Beth; and his daughter, Twyla Stevenson.

Memorials may be made to the Harmony Foundation (barbershop society) www.harmonyfoundation.org/memorial-giving.

Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.lensingfuneral.com.