- Date Of Birth: May 10, 1959
- Date Of Death: February 21, 2015
- State: Iowa
Allen Michael “Mike” Poston, 55, of Newton passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
The son of Richard Poston and Peggy Seigworth, Mike was born May 10, 1959, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He attended Newton schools and graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1977. Following graduation, at the age of 17, Mike enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served two tours with the Marines where he completed training at Camp Pendleton in California and was stationed in Hawaii and Okinawa, Japan, attaining the rank of corporal before leaving the military after six years.
Mike then settled in Woodland, California, where he met Kathy Carnes. They were united in marriage on May 13, 1989, and their first daughter, Sandra, was born on Aug. 28, 1989. Mike then returned to Newton with his family in 1990, and his second daughter, Kimberly, was born March 13, 1996.
Mike spent the remainder of his life in Newton, working for Midwest Manufacturing Co. in Kellogg, Gralnek-Dunitz Co. in Newton and O’Reilly Auto Parts in Newton.
Mike was preceded in death by his father, Richard Poston; his step-mother, Naomi Poston; and his brother, Dennis Fields.
Those left to honor his memory include his daughters, Sandra and Kimberly; his step-mother, Gail Poston; his mother Peggy Seigworth; his siblings, Rick (Denise) Poston of Des Moines, Teresa Byers of Denver, Colorado, Pam (Gary) Diffee of Hot Springs, Arkansas., Mark Ross of Hot Springs, Arkansas, John (Lee) Metz of Omaha, Nebraska, Tom (Colby) Metz of Newton and Jim, Loren and Bob Fields; his former wife, Kathy Risigner; his nieces and nephews; and his many friends.
