Dale Kenneth Schreurs

Dale Kenneth Schreurs WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Dale Kenneth Schreurs passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2013, of heart failure after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Hamilton's on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. A private burial will take place at a later date. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Iowa Chapter. Dale was born on November 10, 1931, in Muscatine. He was a graduate of Muscatine High School and Carthage College. He served in the U.S. Army after college. Dale held various positions in accounting with insurance companies in the Des Moines area. He also was a lifelong athlete and very active in officiating sports at all levels. He was a Big Eight football official for 18 years, which included officiating nine bowl games. Dale was also a member of the Des Moines Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame. Dale enjoyed all of his friends and associates related to his many years of officiating and playing softball. He was active in Sertoma Clu...[more]

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FCA, IGHSAU, and IHSAA. The family would like to thank the staff at Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center for their care of Dale the last few years. Dale always maintained a positive attitude and wonderful sense of humor which will be dearly missed. He is survived by his four children, Douglas Schreurs and wife, Michelle, of Laguna Vista, Texas, Judi McConachie and husband, Jim, of West Des Moines, Kathy Snow and husband, Robert, of Aurora, Colorado, and Thomas Schreurs and wife, Marie, of Des Moines. He has eight grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Jerry Schreurs of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Lulu Schafer Schreurs.