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David Ralph Waddingham
1938 - 2013
David Ralph Waddingham
Garner - David R. Waddingham, 75, of Garner died Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Mercy
Medical Center - North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10:30
A.M., Saturday, July 6th at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner with Revs. Scott
Kozisek and Mark Lavrenz officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township
Cemetery in Garner. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M., Friday at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., Garner and will continue one hour prior
to services at the church.
David Ralph Waddingham, the son of John and Reva (Elder) Waddingham, was born
April 30, 1938 in Hampton. He graduated from Klemme High School in 1956.
On August 23, 1959 he married Marie Meyer at
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner. They lived in Garner where Dave worked as
the sexton for Concord Township Cemetery for forty years and remained involved
when his son, Mark, took over the position. Dave also owned and operated
Waddingham Construction in Garner and served as a bus driver in his younger
years for the Garner-Hayfield Community School District. He enjoyed spending
time with his family and grandchildren. He was proud to have accomplished 31
years of sobriety by living "One Day at a Time".
He served on the Garner Volunteer Fire Department for thirty-four years and the
Garner-Hayfield School Board. Dave is survived by his wife, Marie, of Garner;
four children, Shelley Witting of Garner, Sheila (Keith) Sperr of Garner, Sherry
(Michael) Loftus of Charles City and Mark (Liz) Waddingham of Garner; eight
grandchildren, Sarah and Molly Sperr, Ryan, Nolan and Nicole Loftus and Megan,
Brooke and Ben Waddingham; four brothers, Bill (Rosalie) Waddingham of Garner,
Tom Waddingham of Thornton, Bruce (Cheryl) Waddingham of Rutherfordton, NC and
Ray Waddingham of Garner; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law, Rick Witting; sister, Ellen
Sobek; brother-in-law, Roger Sobek and sister-in-law, Janice Waddingham.
source: © Cataldo Funeral Home, 760 Center Avenue, Garner, Iowa 50438,
Phone 641-923-2841; [http://www.cataldofuneralhome.com ]
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David Ralph Waddingham: born 30 Apr 1938 Hampton,
Franklin County, Iowa - died 2 Jul 2013 Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Grave marker at Concord Cemetery, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa - Block 11,
Lot 12, grave 1
Son of John William Waddingham, born 1908 - died 1988 and Reva Elder, born
1913 - died 2005
Broter of:
Bruce Gene Waddingham (1945-2015)
source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 113265271
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