Kiesel, Douglas Milton (1932 - 2024)

KIESEL, BEST, KOCK, EMMONS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/17/2025 at 17:21:16

Name of deceased: Douglas Milton Kiesel

Aged: 92 yrs, 10 mo, 28 days

Residence: Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Born: Jan. 6, 1932; Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Died: Dec. 4, 2024; Elm Crest Retirement Community Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Celebration of Life: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024; Legion Hall, Harlan, IA ; burial is in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel, IA at a later date

Survived by: Wife of 71 years, Betty Kiesel of Shelby, IA; children, Mike (spouse, Vicki) Kiesel of Villisca, IA, and Linda (spouse, Brian) Kock of Harlan, IA; brothers, Darrell Kiesel (spouse, Sharon) of Shelby, IA, Merle Kiesel of Custer, SD, and Ronnie Kiesel of Shelby, IA; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Elmer and Lucille W. (nee Emmons) Kiesel; brother, Donald; sisters, Millie and Bev

Education: Attended and graduated from Shelby (IA) High School, Class of 1950

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Army on Dec. 10, 1952, actively serving during the Korean War; honorably discharged on Oct. 29, 1954

Marriage: Betty Jane Best; April 30, 1953; Shelby Methodist Church, Shelby, IA

Employment: Drove truck for Kiesel Brothers Trucking from 1954 until 1967. He was then employed at the Farmers Elevator for 4 years; he was eventually employed by the Iowa Department of Transportation and was there for 23 years

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: pauleyjones.com