White Funeral Home
1315 Main Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648

Raymond – Dale A. "Arch" Shannon, 84 years old of Raymond, IA, died Monday, October 12, 2020, of congestive heart disease at UnityPoint - Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, IA.

Private Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. - Friday, October 16, 2020, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Gilbertville, IA. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Raymond, IA. Military rites will be by Nugent-Demuth American Legion Post #714.

The funeral service will be livestreamed to the public via the church’s Facebook page. Search “Immaculate Conception & St. Joseph Catholic Churches Iowa” and then click the funeral link.

Public Visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 15^th at White Funeral Home, Jesup, IA, where there will be a parish rosary at 4:00 p.m.  Masks and social distancing will be required.

Dale Archie Shannon was born November 9, 1935, at rural Fairbank, IA, the son of Daniel Vernon Shannon and Veronica Edith (Weber) Shannon. He graduated from Immaculate Conception Catholic High School, Fairbank, with the class of 1953. After working for a short time he joined the United States Army, and proudly served his country until 1958. During his time of service, he worked as a supply sergeant, building bridges in Germany. On November 26, 1959, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Marie Wellner. Dale worked as a police officer in Waterloo for 25+ years, retiring as a sergeant. He was a member of the Nugent – Demuth American Legion Post #714 of Gilbertville, AMVETS Post #31 of Evansdale, IA, and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Raymond.

Dale loved to watch his grandchildren play sports. He also liked to fish, camp, and play cards. He was proud of his Irish heritage and enjoyed coffee with the guys.

Dale is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Dorothy (Wellner) Shannon of Raymond, IA; 3 daughters, Laurie (Mark) Marreel of Rochester, MN, Vickie (Irv) Thome of Raymond, IA, Brenda (Todd) Havel of Raymond, IA; 1 son, Brian (Gia) Shannon of Waterloo, IA; 9 grandchildren Zach (Marissa), Megan, Jake, Travis, Shannon, Lewis, Emma, Sydney, and Kate; 1 great grandchild, Austin; and 2 sisters, Colleen Bovy of Fairbank, IA, Marian (Pat) Woods of Jesup, IA. He was preceded in death by his parents; and 2 brothers, Daniel Shannon and Patrick Shannon.

Memorials will be directed to Bosco Catholic Schools, Cedar Valley Catholic Schools, and Cedar Valley Hospice.

White Funeral Home, Jesup, IA, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.White-MtHope.com