Dale Hassman

Dale Harold Hassman, 76, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born May 7, 1940 on the farm near New Hartford, the son of Harold H. and Elizabeth (Schoeman) Hassman. Dale married Norma Dee Smith on July 12, 1968 in Waterloo. He graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1958. Throughout his life, Dale was involved in many different businesses. He was a successful farm real estate investor. He owned his own airplane and operated an air charter service out of Waterloo. In 1999, he traded his wings for a motor coach and he and Norma enjoyed many years of traveling around the country. In 2000, he built a home in Florida and they enjoyed many warm winters there. He was a member of Rotary for over 51 years and attended his last meeting the day he passed away.

Dale is survived by his wife, Norma, of Cedar Falls; two sons, Jeff (Maripili) Hassman and Steve (Kiley) Hassman, both of Cedar Falls; seven grandchildren, Karsten, Maaike, Tineke, Cedric, Rachel, Eli, and Charlotte Hassman; one brother, Roy (Velda) Hassman; two sisters, Betty (Paul) Klingenborg and Eileen (Darwin) Hofer, all of Parkersburg.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Bethany Bible Chapel, Cedar Falls, with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2016 at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, and one hour before service at the church. Memorials may be directed to Bethany Bible Church, Riverview Conference Center, and Waterloo Christian School. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.