Dennis Lee “Denny” Dickey, 74, of Burlington, IA, passed away on April 12, 2022.
Dennis was born January 24, 1948, in Burlington, to Frank R. and June
V. (Wischmeier) Dickey. He first married Dianna Graham. They later
divorced. Later, his long-time girlfriend was Kim Hollenbeck. His second
marriage was to Susan McVay. She preceded him in death on October 15,
2019.
Dennis was a 1966 graduate of Burlington High School. He attended
Southeastern Community College. He was a US Army veteran. He had many
different vocations over the years. He often said his favorite was
working at the Dairy Queen as a teenager. He also worked at the IAAP,
for Red Messer’s Carpet Service, and retired after working for 30 years
for the Burlington Community School District. He helped to build some
houses in Burlington, including his own.
Dennis enjoyed riding his dirt bike when he was younger, camping,
hunting and fishing. He enjoyed water skiing, swimming, boating and
spending time at his cabin on the Mississippi River. He liked to garden
and planted over 50 different kinds of trees on his property. He enjoyed
feeding the wildlife around his place. He enjoyed woodworking and
drawing. He was very artistic in many ways and usually had several
different projects going on. He enjoyed vacationing, especially to
Alaska and Mexico. During one trip to Mexico, he caught a large marlin
that he was thrilled to bring back as a trophy. He was an avid collector
of Cracker Jack memorabilia.
Dennis was preceded in death by his wife, Susan, his parents, and one sister, Jerri Sue in childhood.
He is survived by two daughters, Lindsay and Michelle; one son, Jesse;
one grandson, Jasper; two sisters, Nancy (Tim) Burgus and Linda Dickey;
one brother, David Dickey; three nieces; one great-niece; and several
cousins.
It gives his family great comfort to know that Mr. Dickey was a
believer and was baptized in the Christian faith, and that he has “gone
fishing” in Heaven with the greatest of all fishermen, Jesus Christ.
There will be a private family graveside service with military honors.
The family requests that no donations or flowers be sent. The family
would still appreciate any online condolences or traditional sympathy
cards directed to any family member.