Daniel Speicher
March 6, 1968 ~ November 3, 2021
Daniel Dean Speicher, age 53, of New Hampton, IA, died Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, IA.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 11, 2021, at Holy Family Parish in New Hampton, with Rev. Brian Dellaert celebrating the Mass. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Fredericksburg, IA.
Friends may greet the family from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton, where there will be a 7:00 p.m. Parish Scripture Service. Visitation continues an hour before the Mass on Thursday at the church.
Dan was born on March 6, 1968, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in New Hampton, and the son of Charles and Connie (Randall) Speicher, and he was an active boy who grew up on his parents’ farm. He helped his dad with farm chores and farming, was a Boy Scout, loved riding motorcycles, and enjoyed reading and swimming.
At New Hampton High School, he was involved with wrestling and in the FFA before graduating with the Class of 1986.
One night, he and his pals went to a classmate’s wedding dance, where he met Carol Kramer, or shall we say “re-met.” The two went to school together, but on this night, the spark was lit. He and Carol were married on June 13, 1992, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Alta Vista.
Dan worked at the Underwood Mink Farm while he was in high school before taking a job at IBP in Storm Lake after graduation. He also worked at Featherlite in Cresco, but his heart always tugged him toward farming. In 1988, his dream became a reality. Dan and Carol worked the land and started a cattle feed yard, Prime Feeders, in 2006. He loved working with cattle and joked that his feedlot had been “Holstein Free” for 13 years and 10 months.
But even more than being a farmer, Dan loved being a dad to his two daughters — Jessica and Christina. Jessica will always remember the tractor rides she took with her father while Christina tells the story of the “competition” between her and her father. When the steers arrived, she would pick one, and Dan would pick one, and the “rate of gain” competition was on. Dan went just 1-2 against his daughter, but this might be the one time when he didn’t mind finishing second.
Dan was a man of many interests. He enjoyed NASCAR racing, restoring classic Ford cars, watching the Iowa Hawkeyes football and wrestling teams, going to bowl games to cheer on the Hawks, cruising in his classic cars, restoring Case IH tractors with his dad, snowmobiling, and riding his 4-wheeler. He converted to Catholicism in 1992. He also enjoyed attending his daughters’ sporting events and helping Christina with her FFA show steer projects.
He was known for his great one-liners, enjoying a steak and having a “Captain and Water” or two. Dan had wit, and he took as well as he gave it. If he gave you grief and you gave it right back, Dan was your friend for life!
Dan was most at home on his farm north of the ethanol plant, but he also enjoyed traveling to NASCAR races, seven Hawkeye bowl games, Orlando, Florida, the Black Hills, and Hawaii. He also had good times on trips to Western stock shows in Colorado and St. Louis, as well as to other feedlots in Nebraska and South Dakota.
He was a member of the Chickasaw County Sno-Riders, the Chickasaw County Cattlemen’s Association, a group he led as president for seven years, and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Feedlot Council.
Dan’s passing has come as a shock to so many, yet it says something about the man that the weekend after his death, so many gathered to help Carol harvest the farm’s soybeans and corn. He was a one-of-a-kind guy who could zing you one minute with one of his patented one-liners and drop everything the next time to help you out of a tough situation. The world simply won’t be the same without Dan.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Carol; two daughters, Jessica (Sam Johnson) of Decorah and Christina (Will Winter) of New Hampton; brother, Richard (Kathy) Speicher of New Hampton, brothers- and sisters-in-law, Daryl and Laure Bouska, Jim and Michelle Orthaus, David and Janiece Kramer and John Kramer; mother-in-law, Joyce Kramer; multiple aunts and uncles; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dan was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Connie; brother, Gary Speicher; father-in-law, Norbert Kramer; and sister-in-law, Susan Brooks.
So sorry for your loss
Deepest sympathy to Dan’s family
So sorry to hear this prayers going out to the Speicher family
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So sorry for your family’s loss
Sending heartfelt sympathy and included in my prayers.🙏😥🙏
We are so sorry for your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. Dena and Zac Palmer and Dean Speicher
Thinking of you all and sending our sympathy.
💔 thinking and praying for all of your family.
Sympathy and prayers for all the family!
Heartbreaking. Our sympathy to the Speicher family
So , So , sorry for your loss .I have many memories of inter acting with Dan (Buckwheat) during my years at IH,CASE-IH .
I’m so sorry for your loss!! Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
So sad to hear this news. Our heartfelt sympathy to all of Dan’s family. Prayers and hugs.
thinking of you and the girls with love and prayers. So very sorry to hear of your loss
Sincere sympathies to the Speicher family. May you memories help when things get tough. Dan and DeeDee Sternat
So very sorry.. Thinking of you all. Hold your memories close.
So very sorry! Sending our thoughts & prayers for the entire family.
I am sorry to hear of Dan’s passing. Extending my sympathy to the family.
Our deepest sympathy to the family
So sorry for your loss
I am so very sorry to hear this. Sympathy and prayers to the family.
Our Deepest Sympathy to the entire family of Dan. Prayers and Thoughts are with you at this difficult time of loss of loved one. James and Lyn Bailey
Carol and families. We are so very sorry for your loss of Dan. There are no words that are adequate to help ease your pain. Please know you all in our prayers and thoughts now and in the days ahead
So very sorry for your loss…
Our deepest sympathy for your loss! We are saddened to hear of Dan’s passing. So young!!! Hugs to you and the girls!
So sorry for your loss
So sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers for the family.
So sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers to his family.
So very sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Thoughts and Prayers to the entire Speicher family during this difficult time. Our condolences to you all. David, Carrie and Hayley Zweibohmer
I will continue to pray! So sorry! May he Rest in Peace!
All our prayers to his family. Hold his memories close. Jeanne and David Roder
Thinking of you all and sending my sympathy.
My sympathies to you and the family carol.
Deepest sympathies Speicher family.
So sorry for your loss , my deepest sympathy to Dan Family.
Sending prayers to Carol and family
Sincere condolences, to Carol and the Speicher Family. Thoughts and prayers to all.
Our warmest condolences.
We send our sincere condolences to the Speicher family
Sorry for your loss
My deepest sympathy to all Dan’s family.
In sympathy and prayer
Carol and girls, Speicher family, so sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers with you all.
We pray the love of God embraces you during this difficult time. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Our deepest sympathy Carol,Jessica & Chrissy and all the family for your.loss Prayers….
Our deepest sympathies to you Carol and all the family. Thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Thoughts are with you. Rest In Peace.
To the family of Dan Speicher. We are so sorry for your loss of Dan. You are in our prayers. Love Stacy and Tina Randall, Irma Randall, Colleen Randal
Our hearts and hugs go out to Dan’s family. His stories, His laughter, Him in general will be greatly missed at our Show & Shine car shows. From the Fayette & West Union Show & Shine Family
So very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Carol and Family, Our deepest sympathy. Class of 1986. Terry and Cami Rasmussen
With deepest sympathy,
We are very sorry for your loss.
You are in our thoughts and prayers. Dan will be missed!
My thoughts and prayers are with you. May the God of peace surround you and comfort you. Kimberly Steege-Davis
We are so very sad to hear of Dan’s passing! He was such a joy to be around on the car cruise out of Lansing Iowa every year. An all around great guy!
Sorry to hear about Dan’s passing, He will be missed.will say some prayers for him and the family. My thoughts will be with Dan and his family. Always remember him as a Ford car guy. Ronald Schaufenbuel.
So very sorry to hear of Dan’s passing. We always knew that if there were cars in view, Dan would be there. He will be missed in the car world and the Ford chatter. May his memory bring you comfort and strength, may his laughter bring you a smile.
I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. Prayers for all of the family.
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