David Dale Thompson

DAVID DALE THOMPSON

Anamosa

David Dale Thompson, 81, died Dec. 29, 2019, in Plano, Texas.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at the Scotch Grove Cemetery, Scotch Grove, Iowa.

Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, is assisting the family. Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.

Surviving is his wife, Linda of 59 years; daughter, Kimberlee (Scott) McIntyre; grandson, Wesley McIntyre, all of Plano, Texas; and sisters, Alma Vernon of Iowa City, Iowa, and Peggy (Tim) Rathbun of Phoenix, Ariz.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyle Hugh Thompson and Leona Clark Thompson; and brother-in-law, Howard Vernon.

David Dale Thompson was born March 31, 1938, at Anamosa, Iowa. He was the son of Lyle and Leona Clark, Thompson. David graduated from the Olin High School in 1955 and continued his education at Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa. He married Linda Koranda on June 2, 1960, at St. Luke Methodist Church in Monticello. David worked at Clinton Engines in Maquoketa until the family moved to Bozeman, Mont., in 1964 where David worked, as a manager, for Moats Trucking. In 1982, they returned to Iowa eventually making their home in Wilton where David worked for Wendling Quarries for 17 years until his retirement. In 2016, the couple moved to Plano, Texas, to be near family.

Davids family and friends meant everything to him. He was never to busy and always willing to help others. David spent his retirement years fishing, watching his favorite sports teams on television and traveling with Linda, his family and his friends.