Lyle D. Conklin

Lyle D. Conklin, 63, of Ogden, Iowa, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 1, 2011, at St. John's Catholic Church in Ogden. Father Jim Bruch will officiate. Burial will be at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Ogden with Military Graveside Rites conducted by the Boone Veteran's Council. Visitation will be Thursday, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with a scripture service at 7:00 p.m., at St. John's Catholic Church. Carson - Stapp Funeral Home in Ogden is in charge of the arrangements.

Lyle Dewey Conklin was born on February 9, 1948, in Boone, Iowa, the son of Charles and Velda (VanMeter) Conklin. He was a graduate of the Ogden High School.
Lyle served his country in the United States Navy during Vietnam and following his honorable discharge attended trade school in Omaha, Nebraska. On May 26, 1973, Lyle was united in marriage to Linda Lee Launderville at St. John's Catholic Church in Ogden. To this union four children were born: Tony, Brandi, Miya, and Ronnie. Lyle was a lifelong resident of Ogden where he worked for Ogden Municipal Utilities for several years. He later became employed by Peoples Natural Gas, then Black Hills Energy where he retired in November of 2009, as a safety representative.

Lyle was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Ogden and the Knights of Columbus. He was actively involved in the City of Ogden where he had served on the Rural Main Street and Lincoln Highway Committees, and also served on the Ogden City Council. He was also a member of the submarine group Placoderm.

Survivors include his wife, Linda Conklin of Ogden, Iowa; four children, Tony (Kim) Conklin of Urbandale, Iowa, Brandi (Jason) Prindle of Johnston, Iowa, Miya (Sean) Clubine of Boone, Iowa, and Ronnie Conklin of Ogden, Iowa; five grandchildren, Caitlin Conklin, Donovan Dewey Prindle, Autumnlee Prindle, Alexandria Clubine, and Hailey Clubine; a sister, Beverly (Bernard) Williams of Perry, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Doris Houghman-Stevens and Delores Johnson; and two brothers, Ronald Conklin and Richard Conklin.

Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.