Dean Goll

Dean L. Goll, 99, of Garner, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025, at home.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with Rev. Brian Lund officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday at Zion Evangelical Reformed Church and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Dean Loren Goll, the son of Benjamin and Luvine (Schwartz) Goll, was born August 11, 1925, on a farm southwest of Garner. He attended a rural school near his home and graduated at the age of 16 from Garner High School in 1942. Dean continued his education at Waldorf College in Forest City from 1942 to the spring of 1943, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. After basic training, he attended tech school and gunnery school. During World War II, he flew 35 missions and was awarded the Air Medal four times. Dean was discharged from the Army in October of 1945 and served in the Army Reserves for ten years. He was very proud of serving his country. He was full of stories from the war and was happy to share them with anyone who would listen.  In the fall of 1964, he went back to Waldorf and graduated in the spring of 1947.

On August 17, 1947, he married Doris LaBonna Ziesmer at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner. They started their lives in Garner, where Doris was employed in the county auditor's office and Dean bought a trucking business. In 1955, they purchased farmland west of town. Dean sold the truck line in 1965 and bought farmland east of Garner, which is the present day family farm. In 1999, he and Doris moved into town. One of his greatest joys was his grandkids. He loved spending time with them, talking about what they had going on in their day to day lives.  Dean was very proud of his grandchildren and great grandchildren, he was known to speak highly of them often.

He was a lifetime member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. He served on the church consistory and was an Adult Bible school teacher for many years. Teaching was one of his favorite roles in the church. He was a very faithful servant of the Lord, and teaching others brought him great happiness. Dean was a lifetime member of the Garner VFW and was active in the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit for many years.

Dean is survived by his four children, Tom (Esther) Goll of Fort Collins, CO, Jane (Richard) Hrubes of Mesa, AZ, Dorian Goll of Garner and Dan (Traci) Goll of Garner; five grandchildren, Christopher Hrubes, Jeremy Hrubes, Alek Goll, Erik Goll and Emma Goll; two step-grandchildren, Maggie Burt and Tony Miranda; seven great-grandchildren, Miranda Burt, Deanna Burt, Daniel Burt, Cassandra Miranda, Avery Hrubes, Abigail Hrubes, Kelton Hrubes, Harrison Hrubes; a sister, Carmen Wolf of Mason City; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris in 2022; parents; an infant brother, Fieldon; a sister, Elaine (Dick) Frein; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim Wolf, Ruth (David) Rystrom, Lucille (Ron) Yohn, Marvin (Ella Mae) Ziesmer, Leland (Virginia) Ziesmer, Robertine (Clarence) Gatchel and Jean (Clint) Stille.