WOOSTER ? Lloyd Graham Dunn, 87, of Wooster, Ohio died Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in Smithville Western Care Center, Wooster.
Mr. Dunn was born on May 15, 1924 in Clarinda, Iowa, the son of William and Pearl (Black) Dunn. He married Eloise Freeland on October 18, 1947 in Clarinda. She preceded him in death on May 4, 2011.
He was a graduate of Clarinda High School in 1941, serving as president of his senior class. He sang in the chorus, glee club and boy?s quartet in high school and participated in the first Iowa State Vocal Chorus in Des Moines, Iowa.
An avid golfer, he caddied as a youth at the Clarinda Country Club, usually walking at least 54 holes a day. He was the Clarinda Golf Club champion after high school and competed in the Iowa Masters Tournament at Iowa State University in Ames in 1942.
Mr. Dunn graduated from Iowa State University in 1951 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was a member of the Pi Epsilon Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, a national honorary mechanical engineering fraternity.
He worked for Alcoa from 1951 to 1983. His career included several positions in die-casting and development work in aluminum packaging, including design of the first easy-open beer can end in 1963.
He served in the U.S. Army as a private first class with the 103rd Infantry Division from February 1943 to May 1945. He was wounded in action in France in November 1944 and received a Purple Heart.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Wooster and helped deliver meals through Meals on Wheels.
Surviving are three children, including Stephen (Cindy) of Keokuk Iowa, Jeffrey (Jamie) of Deer Park, Washington and Kristine (Stan) Burris of Wooster, Ohio; grandchildren Amanda Mahannah, Leslie Dunn, Sam Burris, Lucas Burris, Wilson Shepherd and Beck Shepherd; one great-grandchild, Kaylee Mahannah.
Besides his wife of 63 years, he was preceded in death by his stepmother, Dorothy Dunn, brother?s Harold, Howard and Larry and one sister, Margaret.
Private family services will be held in Clarinda, Iowa at a later date.
McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster is in charge of arrangements.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the First Presbyterian Church, 621 College Ave., Wooster, OH 44691.
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First Presbyterian Church, 621 College Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
Service
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