Stanley L. Hale

Stanley L. Hale, 94, of Monmouth, Iowa, died on Friday morning, June 25, 2010, at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. A celebration of his life will be held at 10 A.M., Tuesday, June 29, 2010, from the Carson & Son Funeral And Cremation Services in Maquoketa, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 P.M. on Monday, June 28, 2010, from the Carson & Son Funeral And Cremation Services in Maquoketa, Iowa. Burial will be at the Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa. Stanley Lavern Hale was born on May 10, 1916 in Baldwin, Iowa, to William A. Hale and Hazel J. (Ricker) Hale. He was a 1935 graduate of Baldwin High School. He married Lina Olive Siegel on June 26, 1939 in Maquoketa, Iowa. Stanley first worked for Baldwin Implement for 9 years. He then moved to Monmouth where he started Hale Implement, which he owned and operated for 34 years. Through the years Stanley had served on many community projects including the Baldwin Nashville Cooperative board, Monmouth School board and the Monmouth City Council. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, mushrooming, camping and campfires, hunting, traveling south with the snowbirds, country music and casinos. Bird watching was another ...[more]

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erest of Stanley's and he enjoyed making bluebird houses. He had been an avid bowler and after an eye injury and right eye surgery in 1958 he was still able to win bowling events. He also enjoyed family gatherings and liked keeping in touch with the adventures of his 10 great-grandchildren. Stanley was known for storytelling and anytime he met a friend, he had a story or two to tell. Stanley is survived by his wife of 70 years, Lina Hale of Monmouth, IA; children, Karen (Bill) Alday of Cedar Rapids, IA, and Allan (Kay) Hale of Ely, IA; 5 grandchildren, Stacy (Stephen) Duffy, Ryan Alday, Kristen Hale, Amanda (Nic) Chase, all of Cedar Rapids, IA, and Jennifer (John) Buresh of Ely, IA; 10 great-grandchildren, Brenan, Quin, Ethan and Madelyn Duffy, Dillon and Drake Brunscheen, Bryce and Braden Buresh and twins, Keelen and Colin Hale. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Merlin, and two sisters, Eleanor Mizaur and Eloise Luett. A Stanley L. Hale memorial fund has been established. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.CarsonAndSon.com.