1921
Darvin
2009
Darvin Joseph Hall
October 13, 1921 — February 16, 2009
HINTON, Iowa -- Darvin J. Hall, 87, of rural Hinton died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, at his residence following a lengthy illness.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Neptune, Iowa, with the Rev. Daniel M. Greving officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 3:30 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com .
Darvin was born Oct. 13, 1921, in Whiting, Iowa, the eldest son of Ellwood and Alma (LaBrune) Hall. The family moved to the Jefferson, S.D., area when he was a child. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1939.
He married Evelyn Ross on March 28, 1941, in Omaha. The couple lived east of Sioux City, where they farmed and milked dairy cows for 19 years. In 1965, they moved to a farm east of Hinton and raised cattle and hogs. They resided in Mesa, Ariz., during the winter months from 1990 to 2007.
In addition to his love for his family and farming, he enjoyed visiting with people, playing cards and square dancing. He and his wife had been avid square dancers since 1958 with their last dance on Feb. 15, 2005. Together, they served as secretary, vice president and president of state and local square dance organizations. They were Iowa State Convention chairmen two times.
Survivors include two daughters, Katherine "Kay" Curtis of Tempe, Ariz., and Theresa "Tish" and her husband, Dave Howe of Hinton; four grandchildren, Brad Curtis of Tempe, Darci Curtis Arce and her husband, Ramon Arce of Tempe, Emily Howe of Omaha and Grant Howe of Hinton; five brothers and their wives, Bernard and Madonna Hall of Elk Point, S.D., Russell and Midge Hall of Elk Point, Raymond and Mary Hall of Burbank, S.D., John and Helen Hall of Sioux City and Vincent Hall of Canon City, Colo.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; a toddler sister, Kathleen Hall; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Howe; a son-in-law, Charles Curtis; two nieces; two nephews; a sister-in-law; and two brothers-in-law.
Pallbearers will be Brad Curtis, Grant Howe, Ramon Arce, Dave Howe, Ron Wieck and Allen Binneboese.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Neptune, Iowa, with the Rev. Daniel M. Greving officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 3:30 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com .
Darvin was born Oct. 13, 1921, in Whiting, Iowa, the eldest son of Ellwood and Alma (LaBrune) Hall. The family moved to the Jefferson, S.D., area when he was a child. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1939.
He married Evelyn Ross on March 28, 1941, in Omaha. The couple lived east of Sioux City, where they farmed and milked dairy cows for 19 years. In 1965, they moved to a farm east of Hinton and raised cattle and hogs. They resided in Mesa, Ariz., during the winter months from 1990 to 2007.
In addition to his love for his family and farming, he enjoyed visiting with people, playing cards and square dancing. He and his wife had been avid square dancers since 1958 with their last dance on Feb. 15, 2005. Together, they served as secretary, vice president and president of state and local square dance organizations. They were Iowa State Convention chairmen two times.
Survivors include two daughters, Katherine "Kay" Curtis of Tempe, Ariz., and Theresa "Tish" and her husband, Dave Howe of Hinton; four grandchildren, Brad Curtis of Tempe, Darci Curtis Arce and her husband, Ramon Arce of Tempe, Emily Howe of Omaha and Grant Howe of Hinton; five brothers and their wives, Bernard and Madonna Hall of Elk Point, S.D., Russell and Midge Hall of Elk Point, Raymond and Mary Hall of Burbank, S.D., John and Helen Hall of Sioux City and Vincent Hall of Canon City, Colo.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; a toddler sister, Kathleen Hall; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Howe; a son-in-law, Charles Curtis; two nieces; two nephews; a sister-in-law; and two brothers-in-law.
Pallbearers will be Brad Curtis, Grant Howe, Ramon Arce, Dave Howe, Ron Wieck and Allen Binneboese.
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