Doyle Dean Lawson's Obituary
Doyle "Dean" Lawson, 80 of Cincinnati, Iowa passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 at his home.
Dean was born to Charles & Neoma (Richmond) Lawson on May 7, 1941 in Cincinnati, Iowa. He received his education from Cincinnati High School, graduating in 1958. On February 16, 1963, Dean was united in marriage to Uldine "Dee" G. Frieden in Iowa City, Iowa.
Dean worked as a cement finisher for Ray Bertelli Construction and then became a Heat and Frost Insulator for Taylor Insulation in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He and Dee retired to Cincinnati in 1997.
Dean enjoyed woodworking and building things for his children, grandchildren, and craft shows. He also remodeled three houses and built the home where they currently live in Cincinnati. Above all, he loved mowing his Cincinnati lawn in the summer and being a winter snowbird in Benson, Arizona. An entire book could be written with the memories of how kind, helpful and loving this man was.
Survivors include his wife Dee, children: Dixie Urban (Zeno), Laura Martin (Herb), Jay Lawson (Angala), grandchildren: Jason Bowser (Rhonda), Joshua Bowser, Nicholas Bowser, Zachary Burns (Sara), Alisa Barker (Robert), Chance Tiedtke (Jennifer), Noah Tiedtke, Jackelyn Maloney (Sean), Spenser Lawson (Haleigh Clark), fifteen loving great grandchildren, brothers: Ted Lawson (Patty), Dennis Lawson (Vicky), sisters-in-law; Bev Brown (Jim), Jan Frieden, brother-in-law, Burnell Frieden (Dawn) and numerous extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings: Shirley and Robert Thompson, Doretta Mae Glascock, Michael Lawson and his twin, infant sister, Shelby Lawson and a great granddaughter, Gabriella Maloney.
Visitation will be Thursday with family present from 5-7:00 pm at Thomas Funeral Home in Centerville. Funeral service will be 11:00 am, Friday, October 29, 2021 at the funeral home with Pastor Eric Hoover officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Cincinnati. Memorials may be given to the family and condolences may be shared at www.thomasfh.com or facebook.com/thomasfuneralhome.
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