Wayne Yori
January 17, 2019
Wayne John Yori died on January 17, 2019. He was born in Carney, Iowa, on December 21, 1939, to Amos and Lena Yori.
Wayne graduated from Dowling High School and attended Drake University. He retired from Firestone after many years of service. Wayne also worked part-time jobs as a bartender and auto parts driver. Along with his love of watching sports, Wayne loved bowling, gambling and enjoyed trips to Prairie Meadows.
He is survived by his wife, Loretta Yori; brother, John Yori; children, Chris DeJoode, Mike (Dena) Yori, Gina Yori, Julie (Jim) Hernandez, Todd Bloomfield and Paul (Lana) Ford; grandchildren, Michelle, Jacinta, Shanon, Andrea, Mykah, Taylor, and Hannah; great-grandchildren, Madi, Trond, Teondre, Tialla, Tianna, Maleah, Mark, Jeffrey, Kenneth, Emma, Eden and Mariana; as well as his great great-grandchildren, Kamryn and Ashton.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, with funeral services at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Wayne.
Condolences may be expressed online at: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Brenda Hanson
01/21/2019
I worked with Wayne at Firestone and he was one of the funniest, kindest people there. He did always have a smile. My condolences to his family.
Connie Mathes
01/19/2019
Sorry for the loss seems to not say enough for your whole family. I don't think I ever saw him without a smile. My sons remember him most for his hot sausage sandwiches. They were too little to remember this - I had taken them to a Cubs game downtown and we sat middle bleachers. But being boys, they ran off clear to the top of the bleachers. They quickly ran right back down. They said that the man at the top of the bleachers was a fortune teller. The boys told me that that man said he knew their names. I said set down - so they ran back up. This man then told them he knew where they lived. I said set down or we go home. I finally looked back, and there was Wayne laughing and laughing.