Dale Kim Navntoft, 67 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Saturday, December 10, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 23, 1955, the son of Pete and Martha (Nosich) Navntoft. He first married Janet Welch, they had two girls, Melissa and Elizabeth. They later divorced. On December 30, 1988, he married Janet Thompson. She survives.
While in Colorado Dale worked construction, building homes and doing professional drywall work. He moved to Iowa in 1978 and build his first home in Denmark, Iowa. He was a welder for Huffman’s and then Case Company. He worked at Gleason Corporation for 28 years, where he was the plant manager and helped close the facility. He loved building things, Rock n’ Roll, fishing, shooting pool, yard work, and cars.
He is survived by his wife, Janet Navntoft of Fort Madison; two daughters, Melissa Flores and Elizabeth (Brian) Ross, both of Burlington, Iowa; two step-daughters, JoAnn (Albert) Pritt of Weatherford, Texas and Angie (John) Gagne of Belleville, Illinois; one sister, Norma Navntoft of Denver, Colorado; one half-sister, Barb Hallenbeck of Westminster, Colorado; seven grandchildren: Blaine, Ashley, Kyle, Amber, Robert, Andrew, and Loren; one niece, two nephews, and The Thompson Family. He was preceded in death by his parents and two grandsons, Tatum and Bryson.
Dale’s family will greet friends from 1:00 - 2:00 pm Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Barr Memorial Chapel, Fort Madison. A Celebration of Life will follow and begin at 2:00 pm Thursday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established, contributions may be left at or mailed to Barr Memorial Chapel, 1919 Ave F, Fort Madison, Iowa 52627. Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Navntoft family and an online guest book may be found at www.barrmemorialchapel.com.
