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Franklin 'Dean' Deemer
FRANKLIN "DEAN" DEEMER
Quasqueton
Franklin "Dean" Deemer, 76, of Quasqueton, Iowa, died on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at the ABCM Rehabilitation Center – East Campus in Independence, Iowa.
Dean was born on Nov. 8, 1944, in Mount Ayr, Iowa, the son of Frank J. and Pauline B. (Willey) Deemer.
He was a 1964 graduate of the Grand Valley High School in Kellerton, Iowa. Following his graduation, he attended a Trade School in Omaha, Neb. On Jan. 8, 2012, he married Wanda Lou Kress in Quasqueton, Iowa, where the couple made their home.
Dean loved farming and enjoyed square dancing and playing cards with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda; a son, Gary (Tina) Deemer; three stepchildren, Dean (Teresa) Kress, Tom (Rhonda) Kress and Melinda (James) Mormann two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Dean was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, in infancy, and a sister, Beverly Gillespie.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Reiff Family Center, Independence, where friends may call from 1:30 p.m. to services. Inurnment services to be held Monday at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr, Iowa.
To leave an online condolence please go to www.reifffamilycenter.com under obituaries.
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