Dale Coy

Dale was born September 13, 1948, in Waseca, MN, the son of Lester and Mary (Barnick) Coy. He was raised and educated in the Elmore and Lakota, Iowa areas where he was a 1966 graduate of Lakota High School. He graduated with a degree in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa before serving in the U.S. Army. Following his service in the Army & Army Reserves he returned to the family farm SE of Elmore and farmed with his dad until the present. Dale was married to Diane K. Kleyn on April 18, 1975 at the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center, Iowa. Dale was an active, longtime, member of Community Chapel in Lakota and had served on the North Iowa District School Board for several years. Dale enjoyed camping, collecting cars, being on the tractor on the farm and especially social time spent with family and friends. Dale is survived by his wife, Diane Coy of Elmore, his daughter, Delora "Lorie" (& Adam) Schnell of New Hope, MN, his son, Pastor Davis (& Jill) Coy of Savoy, Illinois, his son, Dustin (& Stephanie) Coy of Waukee, Iowa, his son, Darrick Coy of Wes Des Moines, Iowa, his parents, Lester (& Mary ) Coy of Elmore, MN, his sister, Barbara (& Merrill) Ludwig of Estes Park, Colorado, his sister, Susan (& Terry) Kiewiet of Buffalo Center, Iowa, his sister, Patricia (& Loren) Skilbred of Wolcotville, Indiana, his sister, Kelly Anderson of Blue Earth, MN, his brother, Darrin (& Peg) Coy of Clifton Park, New York, and his grandchildren, Jenna & Austin Schnell and Caleb Coy.