Dwight L. Tyrrell, 95, of Belmond, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022 at the Iowa
Specialty Hospital in Belmond.
Memorial services for Dwight Tyrrell will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 10,
2022 at Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane South in Belmond, with Pastor David
Boogerd officiating. Private family burial with military honors will be held at
the Belmond Cemetery.
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Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Monday, May 9, 2022 at Ewing
Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Belmond Ambulance or the Holmes
Christmas Club.
Dwight Lewis, son W.P. and Gladys (Hauge) Tyrrell, was born on November 19, 1926
on the family farm near Belmond. Dwight grew up and attended school in Belmond.
He attended two years at Kemper Military School in Missouri, where he received
his high school diploma. Dwight served in the United States Army during WWII in
Germany.
When Dwight returned to Belmond following his time in the service, he managed
the family farm. He loved being in the field and raising cattle.
In 1949, Dwight was united in marriage to Sylvia Shoemaker. They were blessed
with five children. In 1981, Dwight married Bobbi Morford.
Dwight spent all his life in the Belmond area, enjoying summers at Lake
Cornelia. He was president for Farmers Grain Company for 25 years and active in
the Jaycee's for a long time.
Dwight was a Sigma Chi at Iowa State and was a huge Iowa State football fan. His
favorite past time was golf, spending many hours on golf courses. Dwight and
Bobbi enjoyed vacationing in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Dwight is survived by his wife Bobbi Tyrrell of Belmond; children Doug (Marilyn)
Tyrrell of Millersburg, Iowa, Tom (Pam) Tyrrell of Clarion, Iowa, Jim (Dorothy)
Tyrrell of New Rochelle, New York, Alan (Sarah) Tyrrell of Dixon, New Mexico,
and Claire (Patrick) McNear of Greeley, Colorado; 10 grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; sister Marion Koontz of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and numerous
other family and friends.
Dwight was the life of the party… and if you know Dwight, you know.