Dean C. Putnam Sr., age 97, of Council Bluffs, Iowa passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 at Longview Home in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Dean was born on June 29, 1921 in Oakland, Iowa to Lloyd and Maude Putnam. Dean was a lifelong truck driver. His expertise was in hauling crushed rock, sand and even snow during the winter when the need came up. He also served honorably in the US Army in Germany during WW 11. During his retirement years he and wife Maxine, of more than 60 years enjoyed traveling in their RV 5th wheel to the southern states of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona to escape the cold winters of Iowa. Dean is preceded in death by his parents, wife, Maxine; daughter, Mary Ann; 4 brothers, Robert, Merrill, Kenneth and Rex; 3 sisters, Opal, Fernetta, and Marilyn; grandson, Clifford Eakin and granddaughter, Joann Putnam. He is survived by one son, Dean Jr. (Doreen) of Carter Lake, Iowa; two daughters, Caroline Starr of Council Bluffs and Dianne Eakin (Larry) of Alamogordo, N.M; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and 1 great great-grandchild.
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