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Dr Doyle W. Simonsen

Birth	:	11 Apr 1919 Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Jul 2015 Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Grandview Cemetery, Quimby, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6183014, -95.6417007
Description	:	Chronicle Times: July 31, 2015 Dr. Doyle W. Simonsen of Cherokee, 96, formerly of rural Quimby, passed away Monday evening July 27, 2015 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at the Quimby United Methodist Church on Monday, August 3rd, at 10:30 a.m., with Pastor Barb Dinelli officiating, and burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. A family prayer service at the church will be held Monday at 10:15 a.m., and visitation will be at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., with the family present from 2 p.m. until 4... Read More	Chronicle Times: July 31, 2015 Dr. Doyle W. Simonsen of Cherokee, 96, formerly of rural Quimby, passed away Monday evening July 27, 2015 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at the Quimby United Methodist Church on Monday, August 3rd, at 10:30 a.m., with Pastor Barb Dinelli officiating, and burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. A family prayer service at the church will be held Monday at 10:15 a.m., and visitation will be at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., with the family present from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com. Doyle was born to Dr. Warren and Elma (Dean) Simonsen on April 11, 1919 in Cherokee. He graduated from Quimby Consolidated High School in 1935, graduating at the age of 16 after completing every class offered by the high school, He then attended Iowa State College in Ames for five years, graduating as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in June of 1940. Doyle practiced veterinary medicine in Paullina for one year. He married Margaret Rasmussen of Marcus on November 27, 1941, and the couple moved to Quimby, where Doyle joined the family business and served as President of Simonsen Mill, Inc. and related companies from 1941 until his retirement in 1984. During this period, he led the company's expansion into several new lines of business, including regional liquefied petroleum (propane) distribution, fertilizer, and agricultural equipment manufacturing. As a member of the Quimby United Methodist Church, Doyle served as treasurer for many years. He also served on both the Quimby and Willow school boards (including several terms as president) and the Cherokee County Extension Board. Doyle was an officer for various fertilizer organizations, and was also a member of the Iowa Propane Gas Association. From 1935-1937, while he was a student at Iowa State College, Doyle served in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) as a sergeant in the Field Artillery Unit. Doyle also served on the Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Board for 45 years. At his first meeting, the Board voted to build an addition on the old hospital, and at his last meeting, they voted to tear the old hospital down. He passed away in the new hospital that he had proposed building as a member of the board. When Doyle retired, he became a charter member of the Quimby Lions Club. He and fellow members enjoyed serving countless suppers and greatly expanded the paper and cardboard recycling program Preceding Doyle in death were his parents; Margaret, his wife of 69 years, on November 29, 2010; brothers Dr. Dean Simonsen and Marlo Simonsen; and sisters-in-law Betty Simonsen and Virginia Simonsen. He is survived by his six children - Ann (Ray) Drefke of Marcus; John R. (Helen) Simonsen of Quimby; Mark (Kathy) Simonsen of Cherokee; Karen (Michael) McMahon of Libertyville, Ilinois; Kristie (Rich) Brown of Sioux City and Kira (Alan) Freilich of Moorhead, Iowa, and he was always very proud that all six of his children "were college educated and self-supporting." He is also survived by 17 grandchildren - Jeri (Mike) Johnson of Kiel, Wisconsin, Brent (Michelle) Drefke of Clive, Jon (Marla) Simonsen of Quimby, Kyle (Kristi) Drefke of Bethesda, Maryland, Jay (Becky) Simonsen of Rayville, Louisiana, Kelly Kaufman of Cedar Rapids, Kerry (Glenn) Selby of Gretna, Nebraska, Matt (Kristin) Simonsen of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Kyle McMahon of Libertyville, Illinois, Scott Drefke of Ankeny, Courtney (Jamie) Sanders of Overland Park, Kansas, Kent Simonsen of Cushing, Kirk (Cameren) McMahon of Chicago, Rachel (TJ) Stahle of Overland Park, Kansas and Evan (Candace) Freilich, Mallory Freilich and Morgan Freilich, all of Omaha, Nebraska; 28 great-grandchildren - Kelsey, Kasey and Karley Petersen; Jared and Tyler Drefke; Derek and Jacob Simonsen; Margaret, Madeleine and Sigrid Drefke; Annabelle, Noah and Skyler Arnold; Katie Kaufman; Marilyn, Frank, Andy, and Carl Simonsen and Julia Constantineau; Payton and Alyson Drefke; Kayla Selby; Ruby and Jameson Sanders; Liv McMahon; and Michael, Alexander and Eleanor Freilich; a brother, Merle (Dorothy) Simonsen of Cherokee; two sisters-in-law, Alice Rasmussen of Sioux City and Cecily Simonsen of Tucson, Arizona; and many nieces and nephews.

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Where is Dr Doyle W. Simonsen's memorial?
Dr Doyle W. Simonsen's memorial is located at: Grandview Cemetery, Quimby, Cherokee County, USA.
When did Dr Doyle W. Simonsen death?
Dr Doyle W. Simonsen death on 27 Jul 2015 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.6183014
Longitude: -95.6417007

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Margaret Irene Rasmussen Simonsen

(1920 - 2010)

Siblings

Earl Dean Simonsen

(1918 - 1995)

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