- Date Of Birth: December 17, 1935
- Date Of Death: September 4, 2021
- State: Iowa
Carl Dean Russell was born December 17, 1935, to Ralph and Hilda (Van Brogen) Russell, in Pella, Iowa. He attended Pella Community Schools.
On April 7, 1952, he was united in marriage to Norma Jean Vander Horst.
Throughout his career, Carl was an independent insurance agent. He was a faithful Iowa Hawkeyes football and basketball fan. Carl possessed and taught his sons a strong work ethic.
On August 15, 2015, Carl was blessed to marry Judy Van Dusseldorp and lived in Oskaloosa.
Carl was preceded in death by his wife Norma Jean Russell, son Daniel Russell, parents Ralph and Hilda Russell, parents-in-law Henry and Dorothy Vander Horst, sisters: Freda Arlene Schwab, and Donna Jean McCartney; and his brothers: Keith Delaine Russell and Ralph Vernon Russell
