William Dale Cortum

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1952 - 2019

William “Bill” Dale Cortum was born Dec. 21, 1952, in Washington County, the son of Raymond and Oriet (Tesdahl) Cortum. He graduated from Mid-Prairie High School in 1971 and started farming. He also worked at Walmart and the Kalona Locker. He was united in marriage to Colette Yoder on Aug. 12, 1984, and they later divorced. Bill enjoyed Nascar, watching sports and watching the nightly news. Bill passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at his home in Kalona at the age of 66 years. 

Bill is survived by three sons: Kevin Cortum of Kalona, Sean Cortum (Shannyn Paul) of Washington and Ryan Cortum (Payton McCallister) of Iowa City; a brother: John (Rita) Cortum of Mediapolis; two nephews: BJ and Bobby Cortum; and a niece: Catherine Delzell. 

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery at a later date. A general memorial has been established. Messages and tributes may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Yoder-Powell Funeral Home is caring for Bill and his family.