- Date Of Birth: May 31, 1933
- Date Of Death: January 20, 2018
- State: Iowa
The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m.
Dale Raridon the son of George N. and Marjorie L. Devitt Raridon was born on May 31, 1933 in Hazelton, North Dakota. He was a graduate of Newton High School in 1952. Dale served his country in the U. S. Navy from February of 1953 to February of 1957 during the Vietnam War.
On January 22, 1955, Dale was united in marriage with Cynthia Evans. They were blessed with three sons, Jonathan “Jack”, Scott and David. They were later divorced. On June 28, 1968, he was married to Connie L. Ryther in Newton, Iowa. They were then blessed with two children, Craig and Carrie.
Dale was a production worker in Automatic Assembly for the Maytag Company in Newton, retiring in 1995. He had also worked as an engineer for the Parsons Company in Newton for 10 years. Dale was a member of the Newton Elks Lodge No. 1270. He had also been a longtime Newton Cardinal Booster Club Member.
Dale died on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Park Centre in Newton. He was 84. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Connie in 2012; brother, Bob in 1978 and twin brother, Duane in 2000.
Those left to honor Dale’s memory are his children, Jack Raridon of Newton, Scott (Traci) Raridon of West Des Moines, David Raridon of Springfield, Missouri, Craig Raridon of Omaha, Nebraska and Carrie (Aaron) Baird of Monroe; ten grandchildren, Scott Jr. (Jena), Sam, John and Kate Raridon, Lila and Charlie Raridon, Carly and Ava Raridon, Lilli and Laney Baird, three great-grandchildren, Eli, Thia and Ari Raridon; and his sister, Janice Clemons of Sacramento, California.
