indsay (Wade) Bellon of Des Moines; son, Charlie (Alyssa) Plathe of Amana; grandchildren, Boston, Eva and Garrett; siblings, Marilyn Young of Maitland, FL; Shari Abels of Longwood, FL; Ronald (Barbara) Plathe of Rochester, MN; Dennis (Eileen) Plathe of Wesley; mother-in-law, Luella "Toot" Lickteig; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dick (Dee) Lickteig of Sexton; Anita (Dave) Campbell of Des Moines; Mike (Shirley) Lickteig of Perry; Gene (Vicki) Lickteig of Urbandale; Coleen (Larry) Kollasch of Algona; Bud Lickteig of Urbandale and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and father-in-law, Dennis Lickteig.