Obituary - David C Quinn
Obituary for David "Dave" C. Quinn
David C. Quinn, 67, of Mason City, died Saturday morning, October 7, 2017 at
his home.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd ST. SE, Mason City. Visitation will be one
hour prior to services. Jason Anderson, David’s nephew, will be officiating
the service. For those who would like to make a contribution in his memory,
please do so to the Dave C. Quinn memorial fund.
David was born on March 31, 1950, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was the second
born of seven children, to Edwin and Lois Quinn. He graduated from
Emmetsburg High School in 1969, and shortly thereafter joined the National
Guard in Spencer, IA. David bought his first family home in Iowa Falls, IA.
At the time, he worked as a truck driver for Schuld Manufacturing Co, Inc.
After a handful of years, he moved with his wife and children to Garner, IA,
where he worked as a security guard, supervisor, and welder for Iowa Mold
Tooling Co., Inc. He also served on the Police Reserve and was a volunteer
EMT. David was an avid hobbyist, and at the time he enjoyed constructing and
painting model cars, and electric train sets. He also collected and sold
belt buckles. While in Garner, David also volunteered as a CCD teacher at
St. Boniface Catholic Church, and as a Cub Scout leader. David reignited his
long held passion for cars, and enjoyed taking his 1975 Dodge Dart to local
car shows. Years later, David moved to Clear Lake, IA, where he was a truck
driver for Carrol Sales Co., and a member of the Teamsters Union.
David has lived in Mason City since 1992, and it was here that he met
Christine Nelson. They were married on May 20th, 2000. They combined their
families with six children. David had retired from full time work in 2015;
however preferring to stay busy, he picked up part time work at O’Reilly
Auto Parts. Over the years, David also worked for several local bars, where
patrons could enjoy his presence and sense of humor. Those bars included the
Candy Bar, Kozie Korner, Salees, Spikes, and Café Northwestern.
David and Chris enjoyed camping, and often spent weekends in the summer
outdoors. David had recently bought a 1987 Corvette, a car he had always
wanted. He had dreams of driving his Corvette across Route 66. For the last
few years, David had been a judge for the Kansas City Barbeque Society, and
was working on getting his Master Judge Certificate. Some of David’s other
pastimes included: perfecting meat smoking and grilling, researching
shipwrecks, watching cartoons with his grandchildren, tinkering in his
garage, collecting diecast cars, and playing the electric guitar (he had
been in a band called The Chamber Lords as a teenager). David loved music,
and used his wide range of musical knowledge to win music trivia contests at
the Candy Bar.
Those thankful in sharing David’s life include his wife Chris, and his
children: Scott and his wife Molly Quinn, Sioux Falls, SD; Jamie and her
husband Jordan Busch, Portland. OR; Jarrod and his wife Diane, Quinn, Los
Angeles, CA; Trent and his wife Amanda Puentes, Ankeny, IA, Travis Puentes,
Mason City, IA; Britany Puentes, Johnston, IA, ten grandchildren and one
great grandchild; five sisters Darlis (Curt) Hoppe, Trimont, MN; Danita
(John) O’Leary, Dawn (Tim) Siemers all of Emmetsburg, Denise (Charles)
Merideth, Crystal Lake, Donna (Brian) Dotson, Algona and one brother Dennis
(Jan) Quinn Baxter, IA and many nieces and nephews.
His parents preceded Dave in Death.
Arrangements are with Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd St SE, Mason City, IA