Dale D. Drinkall

Dale D. Drinkall MUSCATINE, Iowa - Dale D. Drinkall, 83, Muscatine, died Saturday, October 10, 2009, at Lutheran Homes. Graveside Service will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at Greenwood Cemetery. Dr. Bruce Ursin of Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate the services. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. A memorial fund has been established at the funeral home in his memory. Dale was born April 27, 1926, in Louisa County, the son of Herman and Beulah Owens Drinkall. He married Virginia TeStrake on June 16, 1950, in Muscatine. He served in the Air Force during World War II. He was employed at Thatcher Plastics for 26 years, and in the mid 1970s, he became a licensed locksmith and opened 3-D Locksmith, retiring in 1995. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. He loved woodworking and spending time with his grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by his wife, Virginia Drinkall of Muscatine; a son, Terry Drinkall and wife, Joanne, of Muscatine; two daughters, Sheryl Sanders and husband, Gary, of Greenville, Texas, and ...[more]

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ra Giesler and husband, Daniel, of Muscatine; seven grandchildren, Melissa Jackson and husband, Corey, of Arlington, Texas, Tyler Bosley of Pratt, Kansas, Beth Ponto and husband, Vince, of Tuscan, Arizona, Jenelle Sanders of Greenville, Texas, Heather Allen and husband, Josh, of Harvey, Brandon Drinkall of West Liberty, Anne Drinkall and fianc�'©, Tyler Lamb, of Ames; two step-grandchildren, Chad Giesler and Jerry Giesler of Cumby, Texas; a great-grandson, Zach Allen of Harvey; two sisters, Isabelle Johnson and husband, Howard, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Lorene Richardson of Chandler, Arizona. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister.