Roger Dean Hickins

Roger Dean Hickins, 78, of Dike, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. He was born May 5, 1940 in Plankington, South Dakota, the son of Walter Edward and Leta (Bailey) Hickins. Roger married Joyce Fisher in 1959 and they later divorced. He later married Carole (O'Neill) Rasmussen on July 29, 1972. Roger attended school in Sioux Falls and Rapid City, South Dakota. He attended GM Training centers in Omaha, Chicago and Minneapolis and was an ASE Certified Technician, GM Service Manager and owned Grand Motors in Waterloo. Roger raced drag cars for 20 years, but the Corvette was his favorite sports car. He was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Cedar Falls, the Cedar Valley Corvette Club, the Waterloo Elks Club for 20 years, and was past president of the Buick Parts and Service Club.

Roger is survived by his wife, Carole Hickins, of Dike, Iowa; his two daughters, Kimberly (Frank) Forsyth of Phoenix, Arizona and Kristine Vogt of Robins, Iowa; his stepson, James (Kathleen) Rasmussen, of Des Moines, Iowa; his stepdaughter, Joni (Richard) Kavner, of Detroit, Michigan; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; his sister, Jackie Stevanus, of Fayetteville, North Carolina; two sisters-in-law, Gwen Hickins of Peoria, Arizona and Charlotte Reasoner of Raymond, Iowa, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Lloyd & Vernon Hickins, and Chester Reasoner, and three sisters, Lurdene Anderson, Ruth Lawler and Clara DeYoung.

Services will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, with burial at Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the church or the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.