Ralph J Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home obituary
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Daniel N Smith Jr
December 19, 2014
Daniel N. Smith Jr.
EDINA, Minnesota -- Daniel N. Smith Jr., of Edina, 89, passed away on December 19, 2014.
Funeral Service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at the Cremation Society of Minnesota, Edina Chapel, 7110 France Avenue South, Edina. Burial will take place at a later date in Alleene, Arkansas.
Dan fought in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a Purple Heart Recipient.
He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Arkansas, and a Ph.D from Texas A&M University. After a stint as a university professor, he worked for the Kent Feeds Corporation in Muscatine from 1962-1986.
He was extremely proud of his granddaughters, and loved golf more than it loved him.
He is survived by sons, Daniel Smith and wife, Maureen, and Jim Smith and wife, Amy; three granddaughters Jamie, Kerry and Melissa and husband, Will; and sisters, Theresa Rawlings and Gerane McWilliams.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Odessa.