Dennis "Denny" Dean Garland

July 26, 2014

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Denny Garland, 66, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at his home on July 26, 2014. He was born August 3, 1947, to Gorman Dean and Velma Garland in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Denny graduated from Marshalltown High School and earned his undergraduate degree from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He then went on to receive his Master’s degree in Counseling with a specialty in Gerontology from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Denny served as the Executive Director at Luther Park since 1988. His work was his passion and Luther Park flourished under his leadership.

Denny was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Ankeny and he recently joined a canoe club. He enjoyed fishing, his family, and spending time with his grandchildren. Denny was an inspiration to those he came in contact with and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Denny is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Susan; children, Karin (Curt) Wobeter, David (Trena) Garland, Sam (Amy) Seller, and Tom (Molly) Seller; grandchildren, Austin Wobeter, Ian Gage, Leonna Gage, Gavin Seller, Sabrina Seller, and Gordon Seller; brother, Donald (Joanne) Garland; and his sister-in-law, Beth Garland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Garland.

Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 1st at Lutheran Church of the Cross, 1701 8th Street SW in Altoona, Iowa.

Memorial contributions may be made to Luther Care Services, 2824 E. 16th Street, Des Moines, IA 50316, in loving memory of Denny.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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