Dan Lehman

Mass of Christian Burial for Dan Lehman, 55, will be 11 a.m. Friday March 28, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson; cremation will follow the service.

A Knights of Columbus Rosary will be held at 5:30 p.m. this evening at St. Joseph Catholic Church followed by visitation with the family from 6 to 9 p.m. at the church.

Laughing and skiing down the mountain with his sons is exactly the way Dan would have chosen to finish his life here on Earth. We consider that a wonderful little gift from God.

Dan's journey began on November 16, 1952, in Fort Dodge, Iowa and ended on a beautiful sunny morning on a snow-covered mountaintop in the resort of Winter Park, Colorado on Friday, March 21, 2008 where he died of a massive heart attack. Dan was born into the family of Dwight and Beverly Lehman and grew up with his three brothers and one sister. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1971 and from Iowa State University in 1978.

Dan married his high school sweetheart, Muriel Monthei, on September 24, 1971. They lived in Jefferson, where they raised three children who were the pride of his life---Heidi, Andy and Luke. He was a hands-on dad, being involved in everything his kids were doing. When he wasn't coaching his kids on the sidelines, he was the proud dad in the stands cheering them on. As his kids became adults, he remained very close to them. He visited his sons in Colorado whenever he could, and saw Heidi almost every day at work.

In 1995 Dan and Muriel purchased a lot at Lake Panorama and built their dream home on it two years later. Dan was the perfect host and loved sharing his lake home with family and friends, creating lifetime memories of boats, burgers, beer and fireworks.

In recent years, Dan and Muriel were lucky enough to go on lots of trips together. Some of their recent favorites were to Ireland in the fall of 2007 where they kissed the Blarney Stone and St. Augustine, Florida, in January where they drank from the Fountain of Youth. Dan was looking forward to taking all his family to Disneyworld in June.

As a young husband and father, Dan worked at various jobs in Jefferson until he was elected Greene County Auditor in 1980. In 1983 he became a business partner in Computer Management Services (CMS). In August, 1998, CMS was sold to Tyler Technologies, and Dan was currently serving as the Executive Vice President of Tyler.

Dan/ Dad/Grandpa will be remembered for his warm smile, his gentle and compassionate heart, his great love of golf, his exaggerated stories, his extreme generosity, and the tremendous love he showed for his family and friends.

Left to carry on Dan's love of life are his wife Muriel, daughter Heidi and her husband Sean of Ogden; sons Andy and his friend Kyla Kolbeck of Denver, CO; Luke and his friend Emily DeBolt of Winter Park, CO; grandsons Trey and Jade Thompson of Ogden; his parents Dwight and Beverly Lehman of Jefferson, brothers Allen and his wife Susie of Houston, TX; David and his wife Coreen of Chicago; Dick and his wife Nancy of Houston, TX; sister Cindy and her husband Glenn Summers of Blasdell, NY; Muriel's parents Wayne and Patsy Monthei of Jefferson, and more relatives and friends than we can count.

Memorial contributions will go to the college funds of Dan's grandchildren, which is exactly what Dan would have wanted. It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye, and although you leave us with a huge void in our lives, we know we'll see you again in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

Services were arranged by Slininger-Rossow Funeral Homes, Inc. of Jefferson (515) 386-2171