Obituary: Dean Grandfield

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A memorial service for Dean E. Grandfield, 86, of Davenport, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Runge Mortuary, Davenport. Interment will be in the Greenfield (Iowa) Cemetery.

Mr. Grandfield died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at ManorCare, Davenport.

Dean Grandfield was born July 20, 1933, in Greenfield, the son of Dale and Neva (Plymesser) Grandfield. He graduated from Creston High School and attended Iowa State University.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He married Kathleen McCoy in 1958 in Davenport; they divorced in 1980. He later married Juanita Kartel on May 11, 1985, in Burlington.

He was a member and Past Exalted Ruler of the Davenport Elks Club, a member of Ducks Unlimited, and a lifetime member of the NRA.

His hobbies were hunting, fishing, golfing and bowling.

Survivors include his wife, Juanita; a daughter, Julia (Scott) Paulsen, Wichita, Kan.; his stepdaughters, Debbie (John) Yacko, Divide, Colo., and Juli Kartel (Kelly Hill), Champaign, Ill.; a stepson, Michael Kartel, Burlington; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Faye Grandfield, West Des Moines.

He was preceded in death by two stepsons, Joseph and Steven Kartel; a sister, Leile Mae Young; and his twin brother, Dale Grandfield.

Memorials may be made to Genesis Hospice, 2546 Tech Dr., Bettendorf, IA 52722, or to Honor Flight of the Quad Cities, 4130 Northwest Blvd., Davenport, IA 52806.

Online condolences may be made at www.rungemortuary.com.    

Dean Grandfield, Runge Mortuary, obituary

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