Daniel F. Ballard

GREENE - A funeral Mass for Daniel F. Ballard, 58, of 320 S. Main St., Greene, will be 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greene with Monsignor Walter Brunkan officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Greene with military honors conducted by Tack Barnett Post 268 American Legion of Greene.

Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First St., Greene, where there will be a rosary service at 5 p.m. conducted by the Knights of Columbus followed by a Scriptural wake service. Visitation will continue at the church one hour before services on Tuesday.

Daniel Fredrick Ballard was born July 7, 1947, at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City, a son of Earnie Fredrick and Veronica Florence (Heck) Ballard, and died Thursday (July 28, 2005) at Methodist Hospital in Rochester.

He received his education and graduated from Immaculate Conception School in Charles City in 1968. He attended North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City where he met Brenda Marsh. Dan entered the United States Navy in July 1968, where he underwent training at Great Lakes Naval Station.

On May 2, 1970, Dan and Brenda were united in marriage at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greene. They relocated to Portsmouth, Va. where he was stationed on the USS Columbus CG-12. He later served on the USS John F. Kennedy CVA-67, USS Francis Marion LPA-249, USS Yellowstone AD-41, and USS Vulcan AR-5. At various times he served with the SIMA (Sea Industrial Maintenance Association), and shore patrol.

Following his retirement on Oct. 31, 1988, he and his family returned to Greene where they made their home. He was currently employed at Menards in Mason City. He was an active member of the Greene Volunteer Fire Department where he was a certified fire inspector, fire fighter I, haz-mat ops level, and weather spotter. Daniel was also a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Greene, Fr. John Naumann Council of the Knights of Columbus, and Tack Barnett Post 268 American Legion of Greene.

He will be sadly missed by his wife, Brenda, of Greene; two daughters: Michelle (James) Anderson of Greene, and Kendra (Douglas) Mennen of Mason City; 3½ grandchildren: Elizabeth, Thomas Daniel, Heather and a baby due in the fall; his mother, Veronica "Ronnie" Ballard, of Floyd; three sisters: Barb (John) Pint of Mitchell, Bonnie (Larry) Pint of Osage, and Linda (Dave) Hennagir of Griffith, Ind.; and several nieces and nepews.

Dan was preceded in death by his father, Earnie Ballard, on Oct. 11, 1973; and an infant grandchild in 2002.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Daniel F. Ballard Memorial Fund for community projects in care of the family.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Reid's Funeral Chapel of Greene, (641) 823-4457.