GARNER - Harold "Dean" Jeter, 79, of Garner died Thursday (June 18, 2009) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Memorial services will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, June 27th at the United Presbyterian Church in Garner with Rev. David Wagner and Justin Asche officiating.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday, June 27th. Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner is in charge of arrangements.

Harold Dean Jeter, the son of Marion and Eva (Siddens) Jeter, was born July 14, 1929 at Thayer, Iowa. He attended school at Thayer. After his schooling, he farmed near Thayer and then purchased a motel in Osceola which he operated for a number of years. Dean then owned and operated a women's and children's clothing store in Osceola for a time before moving to Florida. He later returned to Iowa and was a bus driver for Jefferson Bus Lines until his retirement in 1994. On April 17, 1993, he married Dorothy Quintus Winters at Ogden. They lived in Des Moines, Lake of the Ozarks, Florida and in 2006 moved to Garner. Dean enjoyed fishing, playing pool, boating ,water skiing and horses.

He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Garner.

Dean is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Garner; three sons, Michael Jeter of Isanti, MN, Mark (Laurie) Jeter of Excelsior, MN and Marlin Jeter of Minnie Mound, MN; a step-son, Parker Winters of Boone; and grandchildren, Luke Jeter, Emily Jeter, Megan (Danny) Grant, Laura Jeter, Wyatt Jeter, Maggie Jeter, Anna Jeter, Brooke Jeter, Nick Jeter and Jared Winters.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Marsha Jeter; a sister, Karen Jeter; and an aunt, Evia Sage.