Dale E. Parks

Dale E. Parks 81 of Ithaca passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on Sept 18, 2011. 

Dale was born in Ithaca on June 16, 1930, the son of Henry Lynn and Eva Alice (Helman) Parks. 

He served 7½ years in the US Army spending the last 1½ years at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center recovering from injuries he sustained in the Korean War and was medically discharged with a purple heart.

He worked in trailer plants in Alma and St. Louis before becoming self employed in the heating and appliance repair business for 43 years.

Dale enjoyed going all over to car races. He enjoyed traveling all over the U.S, and expecially Niagara Falls.  He took a memorable trip with his children, granddaughter and grandson to Washington DC to celebrate the 4th of July 2008 celebrating being cancer free.

He was preceded in death by his first wife Bonnie, a son Danny, both parents Lynn and Alice, 4 brothers Clarence, Wayne, Cleo, Lynn Jr. and his second wife Doris.

He is survived by his daughters Debbie (Travis) Branson of  Wasilla, AK, Lori Wymer of Wyoming, MI. and son Steve of Ithaca; Grand-daughter Melissa Bertram of Wyoming, MI; 6 step-grandchildren and 6 step-great grandchildren; and his sister, Katherine (Jerry) Lalonde of St. Louis.

  Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, at the Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca, with Jo Jones officiating. Interment will follow in in Ithaca Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, September 20 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ithaca Senior Activity Building.