Dale Eugene Wells, 97, of Clarence, passed away on January 17, 2023 at ProMedica Senior Care Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held Saturday January 21 at 2:30 PM at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Pastor Randy Kruse officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30 until service time. Burial will be in the Greene Center Cemetery in rural Morley with military honors.

Dale was born to Elmer and Nancy Louisa (Dunsmoor) Wells on August 24, 1925 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He married Mary Smith on October 12, 1951.

Survivors include his wife of 71 years Mary Ann; Son David (Margarette) Wells; daughters Debbie (Rob) Hughes, Chris Christiansen and Pamy (Jim) Craig; 12 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his first wife Dorothy; his daughter Sue Ann; and his siblings, June Sargeant, Verda Covington, Violet Glass, Edith Sage and Merrill Wells.

When Dale was young his family moved to Prairieburg, Iowa where they farmed. Dale quit school at an early age to help his Dad with the farm and in 1942 he joined the Navy Seabees and was sent to Okinawa. After serving during WWII he came back home where he worked at Cherry Burrell in Cedar Rapids, retiring after 30 years. He loved to farm and kept up with it most of his life. After retiring from farming he and his wife Mary settled in Clarence, Iowa.

Known for his kind smile and strong handshake he was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will always be remembered with great fondness.