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Daryl F. Kothenbeutel
1943 - 2018
- Daryl F. Kothenbeutel
August 31, 1943 - November 21, 2018
Daryl Kothenbeutel, 75, of Clear Lake, died Wednesday (November 21, 2018)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. A funeral service will
be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday (November 29, 2018) at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N 4th Street, Clear Lake with Reverend Chuck Kelsey
officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5:00pm until 6:30pm prior to the service at
the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Daryl's family in
care of Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th Street, Clear Lake,
Iowa.
Daryl Fredrick Kothenbeutel was born to Harold Fredrick and Betty Jean (Marth)
Kothenbeutel August 31, 1943.
He graduated from Sheffield-Chapin High School in 1961 after which he
joined the Army and served in Vietnam. Upon discharge, he attended Iowa
State University and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science in
Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. He became director of the Muscatine County
Conservation Board.
Daryl was the owner and founder of the Iowa Prairie Seed Company. He
worked to restore prairies throughout Iowa and as a result has left a
legacy of Iowa native wildflowers all over Iowa, including roadsides and
other public and private prairie restorations. This legacy will live on
for generations to come. Upon his retirement his prairie was acquired by
the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to be maintained in perpetuity.
He also served as Franklin County Supervisor.
Daryl was very active in politics and was most passionate about
conservation and the environment. "To me, this is the most important issue
that we have," said Kothenbeutel. "If we don't have a planet, we don't
have anything."
In 2016, he was proud to have made the trip to Standing Rock to protest
the Dakota Access Pipeline. He loved Native American culture.
Daryl loved to travel. Some of his most cherished memories were from his
trips to Europe especially Germany visiting and traveling with the Wodsak
family who he considered part of his own family. The Matterhorn always
intrigued him and he felt fortunate to see it on a very rare clear day.
Daryl also loved growing things, gardening, cooking. and classical music.
He made friends easily and had a distinctive laugh that everyone loved. He
loved to give everyone a hard time and joke around. He was a loyal friend
and a true gentleman. Most of all he loved his family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Betty Kothenbeutel, his
brother, Gary Kothenbeutel, his sister, Merlene Sullivan, a nephew, Scott
Sullivan and a niece, Polly Kothenbeutel.
He is survived by his sister Beverly (Don) Girardot, Fort Wayne, Indiana.;
brother, Leland” Greek” Kothenbeutel, Bettendorf; brother Bruce (Pat)
Kothenbeutel, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania and several nieces and nephews;
His ex-wives Pam Harris and Nancy Kothenbeutel.-
source: Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th Street, Clear
Lake, IA 50428, 641-357-2193
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