Dale C. Marek

      KALONA - Dale C. Marek, 85, of Kalona died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City after a short illness.

      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Visitation with family present will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A prayer service will be held at 5:30 p.m. A Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. Vincent's Cemetery, rural Riverside. Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Washington County, St. Mary's Catholic Church or St. Vincent's Cemetery Fund.

      Mr. Marek was born Jan. 3, 1921 in Washington, the son of Charles and Vera (Shalla) Marek. He married Janelle Ruth on May 31, 1949 in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside