Dean Schrock

1956 - 2021

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Dean Schrock, 65, of Kalona, passed away Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital.  A funeral service will be held Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., at Kalona Mennonite Church.  The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook page. Burial will follow at Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 4 – 8 p.m., at Kalona Mennonite Church. A memorial fund for Least of These Haiti Outreach Mission and The Navigators Ministry – specifically for Sarah Altenhofen has been established.

Dean Schrock was born July 31, 1956, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Elmer L. and Pauline (Gingerich) Schrock. He attended rural school, Washington Township Elementary and Sharon Bethel School.  On March 28, 1981, he was united in marriage to Karen Miller at Kalona Mennonite Church.  For the past 19 years, Dean has worked as a water treatment specialist at The Water Shop. He was a member of Kalona Mennonite Church and Men’s Bible Study.  He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, mushroom hunting, being outdoors, and Cardinals baseball.

Survivors include his wife: Karen of Kalona; two children: August (Abbi) Schrock of Des Moines and Erin (Ben) Yoder of Wellman; two grandchildren: Scout and Shepherd Yoder; five siblings: Devon (Marge) Schrock of Washington, Iva (Wilbur) Hershberger of Millersburg, Ohio, Larry (Rosella) Schrock of Kalona, Jim (Marilyn) Schrock of Kalona and Kenny (Tami) Schrock of Riverside.

Preceding Dean in death were his parents.