Dale LeRoy Pippert

DALE LEROY PIPPERT

Vinton

Dale LeRoy Pippert, Vinton, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at the St. Lukes Hospital Hospice Unit after a struggle with dementia and COVID-19.

Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St., Vinton, Iowa. Services will follow immediately thereafter with the Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating.

A luncheon will follow at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vinton.

Interment will be in the Dysart Cemetery following the luncheon.

Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.

Dale was born on Jan. 17, 1937, to Walter and Dora (Bockhaus) Pippert Roseberg on the farm near Dysart, Iowa and grew up there with brothers, Ned, Carl and Fred, and sister, Carole Ann. (Another brother, Edward passed away in 1932, before Dale was born.)

Walter, their father, passed away unexpectedly in 1942 when Dale was only 5, but the family continued farming in spite of this. When Dale was 10 years old his mother Dora married Otto Roseberg, a Garrison area farmer. As a result the family moved to join Otto on the Garrison farm and Dale attended Garrison schools until his graduation in 1957. During those Garrison years Dale often raised and groomed steers as part of 4-H projects for the fair. And of course everyone worked tirelessly on the farm raising pigs, cattle, milking cows and growing row crops.

Once the family retired from the farm Dale worked for Wilsons/Farmstead in Cedar Rapids until his final retirement.

Dale loved gardening and keeping his yard in tip-top shape. He also very much enjoyed his years of fun with family and friends around town and at his Cedar River cabin with many a barbecue, pig roast, and late night bonfire to share.

Dale was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vinton.

Survivors include brother, David (Holly) Roseberg and family of Columbia, Mo.; sister, Rosemary (Dennis) Roseberg Billings and family of Buena Vista, Colo.; niece, Catherine (Randy) Janssen and family of Van Horne; nephew, Daryn Salger of Birmingham, Ala., and his family; nephew, Carl (Karleen) Gray and family of Vinton; niece, Carla Pippert and family of Fort Wayne, Ind.; niece, Chris Hendryx and family of Vinton; niece, Karen (Tim) Bahr and family of Vinton; nephew, Kevin (Kim) Pippert and family of Vinton; sister-in-law, Doris Pippert of Vinton; sister-in-law, Doris Jane Pippert of Napa, Calif.; and many more loved great-nephews and -nieces; and great-greats.

Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Pippert and Dora and Otto Roseberg; his brothers, Ned, Edward, Carl and Fred; and sister, Carole Ann.

Dale's family would like to offer their sincere gratitude to the doctors and staffs that have provided care, especially St. Luke's Hospital and their hospice unit, and The Keystone Care Center for the excellent and loving care that Dale received.

Memorials are suggested in lieu of flowers and may be directed to Catherine Janssen, 6665 21st. Ave., Van Horne, IA 52346 for donation to Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton, is in charge of arrangements.