Dr. William F. Dippel, 75, of Bettendorf, died Friday, October 2, 2009, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Genesis VNA, Bettendorf. Funeral services services will be held at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Bettendorf at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10th.
Bill was born September 26, 1934, in Granville, Ill., son of Frank and Anna Dippel. He married Yvonne Gonet on August 17, 1957.
He completed his premedical training at LPO Junior College, LaSalle, Ill., and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. He graduated from Loyola Medical School, Chicago, in 1959. He completed his general surgery residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago in 1964, serving as Chief Resident his final year.
After residency he began private practice in general surgery in Clinton, Iowa. He was drafted by the Army and served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a Captain at Darnall Army Hospital in Fort Hood, Texas, where he served as the Chief of General Surgery. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service after performing the first thoracic surgery at Fort Hood.
He returned to private practice in Davenport in 1969 and subsequently went to the University of Iowa in 1971 to complete an advanced residency in Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
At a time when open heart surgery was only being performed in a few universities in the country, he turned down an offer for a faculty position at the University of Iowa to return to private practice in a community hospital. In July 1973 at St Luke's hospital (currently Genesis East), he performed the first coronary artery bypass surgery in the state outside the University of Iowa.
Throughout his career, he performed over 3000 open heart surgeries himself, and assisted in over 2000 more before retiring in 1995.
He was a brilliant man who was known for his tremendous compassion in treating his patients. His hard work and dedication lead to the current state of the art cardiac care that is now provided in the Quad-Cities, Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. He was deeply admired by hospital staff and he felt it was an honor to work with such a wonderful and devoted group of people. He was quietly proud and profoundly humble of his accomplishments. He actually felt that his greatest contribution to the local community was not the surgeries he performed, but the ancillary services he brought to the hospital, which are used in the hospital today on a daily basis. He held the hearts of thousands in his hand and truly touched the lives of many fold more. He will be deeply missed by all.
He was a member of the American Medical Association, Iowa Medical Society, Scott County Medical Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was Board Certified by both the American Board of General Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery.
His hobbies included his cars, listening to classical music, reading and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne, daughter, Anne Clark, son, Eric (Missy) Dippel, and grandchildren, Brittany, Sophia and Noah Clark, and Tyler, Kyle and Molly Dippel, all of Bettendorf; and sister, Joan Kinzer, Ottawa, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Edna Pletsch and Joyce Ryan.
Quad City Times October 7, 2009
Bill was born September 26, 1934, in Granville, Ill., son of Frank and Anna Dippel. He married Yvonne Gonet on August 17, 1957.
He completed his premedical training at LPO Junior College, LaSalle, Ill., and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. He graduated from Loyola Medical School, Chicago, in 1959. He completed his general surgery residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago in 1964, serving as Chief Resident his final year.
After residency he began private practice in general surgery in Clinton, Iowa. He was drafted by the Army and served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a Captain at Darnall Army Hospital in Fort Hood, Texas, where he served as the Chief of General Surgery. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service after performing the first thoracic surgery at Fort Hood.
He returned to private practice in Davenport in 1969 and subsequently went to the University of Iowa in 1971 to complete an advanced residency in Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
At a time when open heart surgery was only being performed in a few universities in the country, he turned down an offer for a faculty position at the University of Iowa to return to private practice in a community hospital. In July 1973 at St Luke's hospital (currently Genesis East), he performed the first coronary artery bypass surgery in the state outside the University of Iowa.
Throughout his career, he performed over 3000 open heart surgeries himself, and assisted in over 2000 more before retiring in 1995.
He was a brilliant man who was known for his tremendous compassion in treating his patients. His hard work and dedication lead to the current state of the art cardiac care that is now provided in the Quad-Cities, Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. He was deeply admired by hospital staff and he felt it was an honor to work with such a wonderful and devoted group of people. He was quietly proud and profoundly humble of his accomplishments. He actually felt that his greatest contribution to the local community was not the surgeries he performed, but the ancillary services he brought to the hospital, which are used in the hospital today on a daily basis. He held the hearts of thousands in his hand and truly touched the lives of many fold more. He will be deeply missed by all.
He was a member of the American Medical Association, Iowa Medical Society, Scott County Medical Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was Board Certified by both the American Board of General Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery.
His hobbies included his cars, listening to classical music, reading and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne, daughter, Anne Clark, son, Eric (Missy) Dippel, and grandchildren, Brittany, Sophia and Noah Clark, and Tyler, Kyle and Molly Dippel, all of Bettendorf; and sister, Joan Kinzer, Ottawa, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Edna Pletsch and Joyce Ryan.
Quad City Times October 7, 2009
Dr. William F. Dippel, 75, of Bettendorf, died Friday, October 2, 2009, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Genesis VNA, Bettendorf. Funeral services services will be held at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Bettendorf at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10th.
Bill was born September 26, 1934, in Granville, Ill., son of Frank and Anna Dippel. He married Yvonne Gonet on August 17, 1957.
He completed his premedical training at LPO Junior College, LaSalle, Ill., and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. He graduated from Loyola Medical School, Chicago, in 1959. He completed his general surgery residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago in 1964, serving as Chief Resident his final year.
After residency he began private practice in general surgery in Clinton, Iowa. He was drafted by the Army and served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a Captain at Darnall Army Hospital in Fort Hood, Texas, where he served as the Chief of General Surgery. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service after performing the first thoracic surgery at Fort Hood.
He returned to private practice in Davenport in 1969 and subsequently went to the University of Iowa in 1971 to complete an advanced residency in Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
At a time when open heart surgery was only being performed in a few universities in the country, he turned down an offer for a faculty position at the University of Iowa to return to private practice in a community hospital. In July 1973 at St Luke's hospital (currently Genesis East), he performed the first coronary artery bypass surgery in the state outside the University of Iowa.
Throughout his career, he performed over 3000 open heart surgeries himself, and assisted in over 2000 more before retiring in 1995.
He was a brilliant man who was known for his tremendous compassion in treating his patients. His hard work and dedication lead to the current state of the art cardiac care that is now provided in the Quad-Cities, Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. He was deeply admired by hospital staff and he felt it was an honor to work with such a wonderful and devoted group of people. He was quietly proud and profoundly humble of his accomplishments. He actually felt that his greatest contribution to the local community was not the surgeries he performed, but the ancillary services he brought to the hospital, which are used in the hospital today on a daily basis. He held the hearts of thousands in his hand and truly touched the lives of many fold more. He will be deeply missed by all.
He was a member of the American Medical Association, Iowa Medical Society, Scott County Medical Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was Board Certified by both the American Board of General Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery.
His hobbies included his cars, listening to classical music, reading and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne, daughter, Anne Clark, son, Eric (Missy) Dippel, and grandchildren, Brittany, Sophia and Noah Clark, and Tyler, Kyle and Molly Dippel, all of Bettendorf; and sister, Joan Kinzer, Ottawa, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Edna Pletsch and Joyce Ryan.
Quad City Times October 7, 2009
Bill was born September 26, 1934, in Granville, Ill., son of Frank and Anna Dippel. He married Yvonne Gonet on August 17, 1957.
He completed his premedical training at LPO Junior College, LaSalle, Ill., and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. He graduated from Loyola Medical School, Chicago, in 1959. He completed his general surgery residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago in 1964, serving as Chief Resident his final year.
After residency he began private practice in general surgery in Clinton, Iowa. He was drafted by the Army and served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a Captain at Darnall Army Hospital in Fort Hood, Texas, where he served as the Chief of General Surgery. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service after performing the first thoracic surgery at Fort Hood.
He returned to private practice in Davenport in 1969 and subsequently went to the University of Iowa in 1971 to complete an advanced residency in Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
At a time when open heart surgery was only being performed in a few universities in the country, he turned down an offer for a faculty position at the University of Iowa to return to private practice in a community hospital. In July 1973 at St Luke's hospital (currently Genesis East), he performed the first coronary artery bypass surgery in the state outside the University of Iowa.
Throughout his career, he performed over 3000 open heart surgeries himself, and assisted in over 2000 more before retiring in 1995.
He was a brilliant man who was known for his tremendous compassion in treating his patients. His hard work and dedication lead to the current state of the art cardiac care that is now provided in the Quad-Cities, Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. He was deeply admired by hospital staff and he felt it was an honor to work with such a wonderful and devoted group of people. He was quietly proud and profoundly humble of his accomplishments. He actually felt that his greatest contribution to the local community was not the surgeries he performed, but the ancillary services he brought to the hospital, which are used in the hospital today on a daily basis. He held the hearts of thousands in his hand and truly touched the lives of many fold more. He will be deeply missed by all.
He was a member of the American Medical Association, Iowa Medical Society, Scott County Medical Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was Board Certified by both the American Board of General Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery.
His hobbies included his cars, listening to classical music, reading and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne, daughter, Anne Clark, son, Eric (Missy) Dippel, and grandchildren, Brittany, Sophia and Noah Clark, and Tyler, Kyle and Molly Dippel, all of Bettendorf; and sister, Joan Kinzer, Ottawa, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Edna Pletsch and Joyce Ryan.
Quad City Times October 7, 2009
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