Delbert "Del" McCoy, age 75, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died Saturday, June 7, 2008 in Storm Lake.
Funeral services for Mr. McCoy will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 10:30 at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in Storm Lake Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Friends may call on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, where the family will be present 6:00 to 8:00.
Delbert Dean McCoy, the son of Orpheus Creighton McCoy and Era Matilda (Lown) McCoy, was born on November 1, 1932 in Terril, Iowa. He spent his youth in the Clarkfield, Minnesota area and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1950. Del then continued his education at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1954. He began teaching science and coaching football, basketball and track at Alta High School in Alta, Iowa in 1956.
It was while Del was teaching in Alta that he met Carol Joann Radke. Del and Carol were united in marriage on July 23, 1961 at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover (rural Alta). They were blessed with three children: Valerie, Vanessa and David.
In 1969, Del also was awarded his masters degree from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Del and Carol subsequently moved their family to Storm Lake, where Del started a new job teaching biology and coaching football, basketball and track at Storm Lake High School. He taught there for the rest of his teaching career, until he retired in 1995.
Del and Carol spent many happy years together raising their family and attending the many school events in which their children participated, as well as those sports events Del coached.
A loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, Del lead a full and happy life. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, where he held various offices over the years, and was a member of the Storm Lake Kiwanis Beavers. He enjoyed woodworking and refinishing furniture, reading and especially gardening.
Del and Carol would have been married 47 years this coming July 23rd. Anyone who knew Del, knew his family was his first love and priority. He treasured every moment he spent with his children, and later his grandchildren. He also was a dear friend to so many, and will be remembered by countless students and young athletes as a very respected coach and teacher in both the Alta and Storm Lake school systems. Del will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Carol, of Storm Lake; daughters Valerie Rosenthal and Vanessa (Jeff) Stewart, both of Alta; and son David (Kimberlynn) McCoy of O'Fallon, Missouri; grandchildren: Jacob (Amy) Stewart, Benjamin Rosenthal, Jackson Rosenthal, Logan McCoy and Preston McCoy; sisters Lucille (Frank) Rose of Spencer, Iowa, Colleen (Roger) Olson of Wood Lake, Minnesota and Judith (Andy) Van Dorpe of Fargo, North Dakota; extended family and a host of friends.
Del was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law, Erwin and Alice Radke; his brothers, Leland, Kenneth, Dale and Duane; his sister, Ruth Marie Cushman; his nephew, Gary Olson; his nieces, Cindy Olson and Monica Van Dorpe; his sister-in-law, Audrey McCoy; and his brother-in-law, Darrel Cushman.
Funeral services for Mr. McCoy will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 10:30 at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in Storm Lake Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Friends may call on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, where the family will be present 6:00 to 8:00.
Delbert Dean McCoy, the son of Orpheus Creighton McCoy and Era Matilda (Lown) McCoy, was born on November 1, 1932 in Terril, Iowa. He spent his youth in the Clarkfield, Minnesota area and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1950. Del then continued his education at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1954. He began teaching science and coaching football, basketball and track at Alta High School in Alta, Iowa in 1956.
It was while Del was teaching in Alta that he met Carol Joann Radke. Del and Carol were united in marriage on July 23, 1961 at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover (rural Alta). They were blessed with three children: Valerie, Vanessa and David.
In 1969, Del also was awarded his masters degree from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Del and Carol subsequently moved their family to Storm Lake, where Del started a new job teaching biology and coaching football, basketball and track at Storm Lake High School. He taught there for the rest of his teaching career, until he retired in 1995.
Del and Carol spent many happy years together raising their family and attending the many school events in which their children participated, as well as those sports events Del coached.
A loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, Del lead a full and happy life. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, where he held various offices over the years, and was a member of the Storm Lake Kiwanis Beavers. He enjoyed woodworking and refinishing furniture, reading and especially gardening.
Del and Carol would have been married 47 years this coming July 23rd. Anyone who knew Del, knew his family was his first love and priority. He treasured every moment he spent with his children, and later his grandchildren. He also was a dear friend to so many, and will be remembered by countless students and young athletes as a very respected coach and teacher in both the Alta and Storm Lake school systems. Del will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Carol, of Storm Lake; daughters Valerie Rosenthal and Vanessa (Jeff) Stewart, both of Alta; and son David (Kimberlynn) McCoy of O'Fallon, Missouri; grandchildren: Jacob (Amy) Stewart, Benjamin Rosenthal, Jackson Rosenthal, Logan McCoy and Preston McCoy; sisters Lucille (Frank) Rose of Spencer, Iowa, Colleen (Roger) Olson of Wood Lake, Minnesota and Judith (Andy) Van Dorpe of Fargo, North Dakota; extended family and a host of friends.
Del was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law, Erwin and Alice Radke; his brothers, Leland, Kenneth, Dale and Duane; his sister, Ruth Marie Cushman; his nephew, Gary Olson; his nieces, Cindy Olson and Monica Van Dorpe; his sister-in-law, Audrey McCoy; and his brother-in-law, Darrel Cushman.
Delbert "Del" McCoy, age 75, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died Saturday, June 7, 2008 in Storm Lake.
Funeral services for Mr. McCoy will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 10:30 at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in Storm Lake Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Friends may call on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, where the family will be present 6:00 to 8:00.
Delbert Dean McCoy, the son of Orpheus Creighton McCoy and Era Matilda (Lown) McCoy, was born on November 1, 1932 in Terril, Iowa. He spent his youth in the Clarkfield, Minnesota area and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1950. Del then continued his education at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1954. He began teaching science and coaching football, basketball and track at Alta High School in Alta, Iowa in 1956.
It was while Del was teaching in Alta that he met Carol Joann Radke. Del and Carol were united in marriage on July 23, 1961 at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover (rural Alta). They were blessed with three children: Valerie, Vanessa and David.
In 1969, Del also was awarded his masters degree from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Del and Carol subsequently moved their family to Storm Lake, where Del started a new job teaching biology and coaching football, basketball and track at Storm Lake High School. He taught there for the rest of his teaching career, until he retired in 1995.
Del and Carol spent many happy years together raising their family and attending the many school events in which their children participated, as well as those sports events Del coached.
A loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, Del lead a full and happy life. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, where he held various offices over the years, and was a member of the Storm Lake Kiwanis Beavers. He enjoyed woodworking and refinishing furniture, reading and especially gardening.
Del and Carol would have been married 47 years this coming July 23rd. Anyone who knew Del, knew his family was his first love and priority. He treasured every moment he spent with his children, and later his grandchildren. He also was a dear friend to so many, and will be remembered by countless students and young athletes as a very respected coach and teacher in both the Alta and Storm Lake school systems. Del will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Carol, of Storm Lake; daughters Valerie Rosenthal and Vanessa (Jeff) Stewart, both of Alta; and son David (Kimberlynn) McCoy of O'Fallon, Missouri; grandchildren: Jacob (Amy) Stewart, Benjamin Rosenthal, Jackson Rosenthal, Logan McCoy and Preston McCoy; sisters Lucille (Frank) Rose of Spencer, Iowa, Colleen (Roger) Olson of Wood Lake, Minnesota and Judith (Andy) Van Dorpe of Fargo, North Dakota; extended family and a host of friends.
Del was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law, Erwin and Alice Radke; his brothers, Leland, Kenneth, Dale and Duane; his sister, Ruth Marie Cushman; his nephew, Gary Olson; his nieces, Cindy Olson and Monica Van Dorpe; his sister-in-law, Audrey McCoy; and his brother-in-law, Darrel Cushman.
Funeral services for Mr. McCoy will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 10:30 at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in Storm Lake Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Friends may call on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, where the family will be present 6:00 to 8:00.
Delbert Dean McCoy, the son of Orpheus Creighton McCoy and Era Matilda (Lown) McCoy, was born on November 1, 1932 in Terril, Iowa. He spent his youth in the Clarkfield, Minnesota area and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1950. Del then continued his education at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1954. He began teaching science and coaching football, basketball and track at Alta High School in Alta, Iowa in 1956.
It was while Del was teaching in Alta that he met Carol Joann Radke. Del and Carol were united in marriage on July 23, 1961 at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover (rural Alta). They were blessed with three children: Valerie, Vanessa and David.
In 1969, Del also was awarded his masters degree from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Del and Carol subsequently moved their family to Storm Lake, where Del started a new job teaching biology and coaching football, basketball and track at Storm Lake High School. He taught there for the rest of his teaching career, until he retired in 1995.
Del and Carol spent many happy years together raising their family and attending the many school events in which their children participated, as well as those sports events Del coached.
A loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, Del lead a full and happy life. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, where he held various offices over the years, and was a member of the Storm Lake Kiwanis Beavers. He enjoyed woodworking and refinishing furniture, reading and especially gardening.
Del and Carol would have been married 47 years this coming July 23rd. Anyone who knew Del, knew his family was his first love and priority. He treasured every moment he spent with his children, and later his grandchildren. He also was a dear friend to so many, and will be remembered by countless students and young athletes as a very respected coach and teacher in both the Alta and Storm Lake school systems. Del will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Carol, of Storm Lake; daughters Valerie Rosenthal and Vanessa (Jeff) Stewart, both of Alta; and son David (Kimberlynn) McCoy of O'Fallon, Missouri; grandchildren: Jacob (Amy) Stewart, Benjamin Rosenthal, Jackson Rosenthal, Logan McCoy and Preston McCoy; sisters Lucille (Frank) Rose of Spencer, Iowa, Colleen (Roger) Olson of Wood Lake, Minnesota and Judith (Andy) Van Dorpe of Fargo, North Dakota; extended family and a host of friends.
Del was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law, Erwin and Alice Radke; his brothers, Leland, Kenneth, Dale and Duane; his sister, Ruth Marie Cushman; his nephew, Gary Olson; his nieces, Cindy Olson and Monica Van Dorpe; his sister-in-law, Audrey McCoy; and his brother-in-law, Darrel Cushman.
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