Dale Eugene Titman, 96, Boone. Born in Nebraska. Jordan HS-44. Navy vet. Began farming in Boone area in 1946 after discharge. Married Lois Tingwald in Boone in 1949. Very active in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, VFW, Boone Veteran's Council color guard, American Legion, Lion's Club and the CO-OP Elevator Board. Survivors include a son, Marte Titman, of Boone and a daughter, two Boone grandchildren, Dane (Sydney) and Ryan (Courtney) Titman, a sister-in-law, Joni Tingwald and a special caregiver and friend, Janet Prindell, both of Boone Services in Boone.
Judith Bledsoe, 81, Ogden Accurahealthcare.
Ronald James Grabau, 78, Cumming, GA. Born in Boone. BHS-62. Studied Animal Science at ISU and was a member of the Livestock judging team. He pursued a career in the meat and poultry industries. That took him to several companies, including Wilson Foods, Briggs, Holy Farms and Perdue Farms. Eventually, he started his own business, Grabau Marketing. Ron was an avid golfer, a golf coach for the Special Olympics and a volunteer board member of the Forsyth County Family YMCA, where we won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award. Survivors include three adult children and three sisters. Services in Boone.
Elizabeth (Betty) McManus Sullivan, 84, West Des Moines. Born in Boone. Married Pat Sullivan in 1992. She owned Budget Travel for 35 years. She loved her pets, music, dancing, bargain shopping and sharing wine with friends. Survivors include her husband, a sister, a brother and a son-in-law. Services in West Des Moines.
Bonnie Jean Edwards Bengtson, 89, Grimes. Born in California. Married Richard Bengtson in 1956 and followed him through a 15-year military career. When he retired from the military, the family moved to a farm near Randall for the next 20 years. Survivors include her husband and six adult children. Services in Boxholm.
