IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Dale Arnold

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Feye

April 17, 1924 – November 16, 2011

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Dale Arnold Feye, 87, died Wednesday November 16, 2011 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 21, 2011 at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, with burial to follow in Castek Cemetery near Swisher, where full military rites will be conducted by the Swisher American Legion. Visitation will be from 2 - 5 p.m. Sunday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, with a vigil service starting at 5pm. Dale was born April 17, 1924 in Bellevue, to John and Helen (Scheckel) Feye. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in central Europe and the Philippine Islands with the 86th Infantry Division (Blackhawk Division). He married Jeanette M. Foley on February 11, 1947. They were later divorced. He later married Sadie (Lamparek) Greazel January 29, 1972. Dale is survived by his wife, Sadie; his children Michael (Linda), Jeanne, Mark and Tom (Carrie) all of Cedar Rapids and Terry of Marion; step-daughters Nancy (John) Leefers and Sharon Rathje of Cedar Rapids; a granddaughter that he and Sadie raised April (Todd) Petersen; 21grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren; his brother Roger (Roseann) of Eastman, Wisconsin, a sister-in-law Joan Feye of Kansas City, Missouri, a sister-in-law Grace Lamparek, and a brother-in-law Leo Lamparek of Cedar Rapids. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister and brother-in-law Ruth and Art Martin, his brother James, his former wife Jeanette, a granddaughter Monica Feye, great-grandsons Kendal Feye and Andrew Wilson, sister-in-law Leota Lamparek and brothers-in-law Ivan Lamparek and Leonard Lamparek. Dale retired as a tool-maker from LaPlante Choate-Allis-Chalmers-Harnischfeger in 1985. He was an avid hunter in his earlier years, and enjoyed golfing and wood-working after retirement. Throughout his life he enjoyed gardening, horseshoes and bowling. He was involved in coaching little league baseball in the College Community School District for many years and enjoyed attending athletic events in which his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren participated. He was a member of St. Ludmila Catholic Church for over 50 years. He was an active member of UAW Local 1316 Retirees and belonged to both the VFW and American Legion. After retirement he volunteered at Mercy Medical Center and helped with the Sunday evening Bingo at St. Ludmila Catholic Church. Memorials may be directed to the family.
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