Burt Day

GRINNELL ? Burt Day, 81, of Grinnell, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, in the Mayflower Health Care Center.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the United Church of Christ ? Congregational in Grinnell with the Rev. Cameron Barr, pastor of the church, officiating. A flag presentation will be conducted by the Grinnell Veterans Ceremonial Unit. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Friends may call beginning at noon, Monday, Aug. 10, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, where the family will be present from 3 to 6 p.m. Memorial may be directed to the Mayflower Community or to St. Francis Manor and sent in care of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112.

Mr. Day was born Nov. 28, 1933, in Brighton, the son of Wilbur and Isabelle (Kilgore) Day. He married Florine Mae Kiefer on Oct. 3, 1954, in Des Moines, and to this marriage was born one son. She preceded him in death on Nov. 29, 1983. He married Nancy Thompson Aronson on Aug. 1, 1987, in Marion. She preceded him in death on Feb. 6, 2002. He married Jewel Kintzinger on April 29, 2005, in Grinnell.

He was raised on the family farm and attended the Pleasant Valley Country School. He graduated with the Class of 1951 from Brighton High School and later received a B.A. degree in animal husbandry from Iowa State University in Ames. From 1957 to 1960 he served with the Army in the 5th Missile Battalion, 1st Artillery in Germany. He returned to Iowa in 1961 and began his banking career with the banks in Clarion, Keokuk, and Center Point. In 1977 he and his brother purchased the Benton County Savings Bank in Norway, Iowa. He later opened Day Realty and Insurance Services. He was active in many community and service organizations during his lifetime. In 1982 Gov. Robert Ray appointed him to the Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Board, which assists Iowa?s private colleges and their students. He also served with the Central Committee of the Iowa Republican Party for five years. He and his wife Jewel enjoyed their seasonal homes in Grinnell and North Redington Beach, Fla.

Surviving are his wife, Jewel Kintzinger Day of Grinnell; one son, Steven Day and wife Christine of San Francisco, Calif.; his stepchildren and step-grandchildren; one sister, Isabelle Holland of Des Moines; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two wives, Florine, and Nancy; and four brothers, David, William, Richard, and John Day.