Havick, Dallas A. (1916 - 2018)

HAVICK, DINESEN, HEFLIN, COPELAND, SCHNACK, BOOS, SORENSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/4/2018 at 22:42:06

Name of deceased: Dallas Andrew Havick

Aged: 101 yrs, 4 mo, 26 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Nov. 22, 1916; rural Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: April 17, 2018; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, April 21, 2018; Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Janis Dinesen of Harlan, IA; son, David (spouse, Kim) Havick of Altoona, IA; grandchildren, Amy (spouse, Robert) Heflin of Harlan, IA, Jason (spouse, Tracy) Dinesen of Indianola, IA, Joel (spouse, Sarah) Havick of Norwalk, IA, and Melody Havick of Ankeny, IA; 11 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Minor William and Sylvia Edna (nee Copeland) Havick; wife, Jeannette Katherine Havick (deceased March 28, 2008); brothers, Jean Havick and Robert Havick; sister, Virginia Schnack; son-in-law, Melvin Dinesen; granddaughter, Nancy Boos

Education: attended country schools in Iowa and graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1934; after graduation, he attended Boyles Business College in Omaha, NE, for 1 year

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: U. S. Army, 1942 – 1945, having served in the European Theater

Marriage: Jeannette Katherine Sorensen; June 18, 1941; Harlan, IA

Employment: In 1939, he opened his own trucking business; after his military service and marriage, he farmed; in 1954, Dallas resumed his trucking business in addition to farming, and continued trucking until 1973. In 1975, he began driving for SW Iowa Transit until 1990. He continued to live on the farm until 2011, when he moved to Harlan, IA

Hobbies/Interests: remained active after his retirement, collecting model cars and tractors

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com