Dean DeBooy, 80, of Edna, Iowa, formerly of Luverne, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, at his home.Services were Saturday, Jan. 21, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. The Rev. Paul Fries officiated. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.Dean Dixon DeBooy was born April 30, 1925, in Orange City, Iowa, to Hubert and Rose (Muyskens) DeBooy. His family moved to Magnolia in 1929 where his father bought a hardware store. Mr. DeBooy graduated from Magnolia High School and worked for his father in the hardware store. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served in the South Pacific in 1946. He was honorably discharged and returned to Magnolia. He married Donna Mae Johnson on Sept. 14, 1947, in Sioux Falls, S.D., where they lived until 1949, when they returned to Magnolia. He was recalled into the Navy in 1950 and served in the Korean Conflict until his discharge in 1951. He then worked for Pat’s Plumbing until 1963. He served as a deputy sheriff of Rock County from 1963 to 1977. He and his wife moved to Luverne in 1967, where he later retired. His wife died in 1984. On Dec. 10, 1990, he married Pearl Van Westen in Hawaii. The couple lived in rural Rock Rapids. He was a member of the VFW in Luverne and the Bethany Lutheran Church. He enjoyed auctions, bowling, hunting, fishing, playing pinochle and fixing things.Mr. DeBooy is survived by his wife Pearl, Rock Rapids; two daughters, Cindy (Chuck) Rodman, Eden Prairie, and Bonnie Jo (Mike) Kochel, Renner, S.D.; one step-daughter, Pat (Mark) Janssen, Rock Rapids; four grandchildren, Troy (Jessika) Kochel, Tony (Michele) Kochel, Paula (Brian) Charchenko, and Tom Rodman; four great-grandchildren, Austin, Nikolai, Briar, and Erik; three stepgrandchildren, Mggie, Brittany and Hillery; and two stepgreat-grandchildren, Avry and Ayson; and several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife; and one sister, Annabelle Nelson.Roste Funeral Home, Rock Rapids, was in charge of arrangements.
