Dean Elmore Blackmer

September 5, 1937 - February 12, 2019

Dean E. Blackmer, 81, of Mason City, IA died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Good Shepherd Health Center. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 15, 2019 at Fullerton Funeral Home from 4-6 pm. A funeral service with a one hour prior visitation will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 4th St SE, Mason City, with Pastor Sid and Jeni Bohls officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Dean was born on September 5, 1937 in Peterson, IA to Albert and Mae (Plaggerman) Blackmer. He lived in Hinckley, MN, moved to St. Cloud then graduated from Hampton High School. In 1955 he was united in marriage to Delores Thompson, the couple later divorced. On April 11, 1976 he was united in marriage to Lavonne Marsh at the Little Brown Church. Throughout his life, Dean worked as a telephone technician for Northwestern Bell; later known Lucent, where he retired after 44 years. Dean and his wife Lavonne enjoyed traveling every winter to Arizona and camping in the summer. Dean was an avid golfer and also enjoyed playing pool. He was a Minnesota Vikings fan and played a lot of bean bags with his family. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church for 40 years and a lifetime member of the telephone pioneers of America. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Lavonne Blackmer; children: Cheryl (Alex) Ramon, Julie (Rod) Davis, Patti (Tony) Florman, Tammy Marsh and Roger Marsh Jr.; 10 grandchildren: Angie (Jeremiah), Dylan (Kaylinn) Trevor (Carly), Crystal, Ben (Rachelle), Isaac, Josiah, Caleb, Corey (Paige) and Aubrey and 6-Great-Grandchildren: Ashlynn, Dominic, Maverick, Griffin, Kaiser and Briggs. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Mae Blackmer; step-brother, Burdette and his wife Ada Belle Blackmer and aunt, Dorothy Bowen. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or Alzheimer’s Association.