Dean was born on a farm not far from West Bend, Iowa to Irvin & Virgie Carpenter. He graduated from Rodman High School and married Marie (Monk) Carpenter in 1955.
He is survived by his wife, Marie, his brother Daryl (Noreen), his four children, Corinna Hess (Jim), Connie Carpenter-Martin (Jerry), Doug Carpenter (Bob Spinuzza), and Vicki Carpenter (Larry Lamer), 5 grandchildren, Adam Hess (Tiffani Barnum-Hess), Todd Martin, Aaron Hess (Nicole Gaudio), Kelli Ribbing (Justin), Amanda Hess (C.J. Hayes).
He moved with his family to Boulder in 1961, to join the Boulder Fire Department. HE retired from the department in 1987 as a Battalion Chief. He also ran his own key shop business: Boulder Precision Lock & Key.
In lieu of flowers please donate to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation @ pulmonaryfibrosis.org or the Longmont Human Society, 9595 Nelson Rd, Longmont, CO 80501, 303-772-1232.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel in Longmont. Interment at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. Share co...[more]