Dale Henry Winegar

March 31, 2018

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Dale Henry Winegar died Saturday, March 31, 2018, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Born July 18, 1934, second son of Charles Edward and Gladys (Barrett) Winegar. A Prairie City farmboy and Prairie City High School graduate. Dale, who served in the Army as a company clerk, met his wife Jean in Ft. Smith, Arkansas where he was stationed. There they were married in 1958. Jean and her three boys came to Des Moines, Iowa after a year in Ft. Sam Houston, Texas to be mustered out March 10, 1959. Dale worked as a yardman and foreman for Wheeler Lumber Co., as an employee for International Paper Co., and as a dispatcher for Iowa Realty, and volunteering for Vets of Des Moines and The Beacon. He loved working for each and all. Preceded in death by his brother Bob (Robert Lee), wife Jean, two sons Allen and Dale Jr., two stepsons Phil and James Boydston. Leaving to treasure his memory stepson Bob Boydston, grandson Chad Dale Henry Boydston, the girls at The Beacon, and grandchildren Todd and Jody. Please send any memorials to the Vets Home of your choice. Graveside service at 2pm Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines.

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