Dan J. Quinn, age 48 of Mclntire, Iowa passed away on March 15, 2001 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn, after an extended illness. Funeral services were held on Monday, March 19, 2001 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Riceville, Iowa with the Rev. Ray E. Atwood officiating. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Riceville.

Dan Quinn was born August 16, 1952 at St. Francis Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. He was the only child born to Bernard and Irene Morse Quinn. Dan attended Riceville Community Schools and after graduation he attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, Minn. He then was employed as a mechanic at A & H Motors. During this time, he also completed a degree in conservation. In 1975 he became the bus mechanic for the Riceville School System. Dan started driving semi-trucks in 1980, traveling coast to coast. In 1982 he relocated to Santa Cruz, Cal. At this time Dan was employed as a shop manager for Waste Management. In 1992 he became manager of Chelone Truck Repair. He returned back to Iowa in 1997 due to failing health.

During Dan's time in California he raised bonsai trees. Dan was a quiet, private person and a devoted and loving son and father.

Dan was united in marriage to Etta Eastman of Mclntire, Iowa at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Riceville, Iowa from 1971 to 1996. Dan and Etta had one child, Chad Quinn.

Dan is survived by his son: Chad Quinn of La Crosse, Wise., his mother, Irene Quinn of Riceville; one aunt, Mrs. Richard (Darlene) Fraser of Apple Valley, Minn, and one uncle, Wayne Morse of Las Vegas, Nev. Special friends Cliff and Helen Dyson of Santa Cruz, Cal. and Carol Hardin of Ohio.

Dan was preceded in death by his father, Bernard in 1987. Also preceding him were his paternal grandparents, Joseph and Bertha Quinn, and his maternal grandparents, Harry and Rose Morse.

Source: Riceville Recorder; Mar. 22, 2001 Page 13
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