Denny Bouillon

Denny Bouillon age 64 of rural Ionia, Iowa, died Friday, July 22, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at St. John United Church of Christ-Pleasant Hill, rural Nashua with Rev. Linda Myren presiding. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Rod Hanawalt, Brody Bouillon, Rick Deutsch, Mike Bigley, Rich Greenlee and Austin Gavello serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Mike Dunbar, Cordell Martin, Dave Bucknell and Jim Klunder. Military interment rights will be conducted by the Ralph Nicholson Nashua VFW Post #6792. Friends may greet the family 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua. Visitation continues an hour prior to the funeral at the church on Tuesday. Denny Ransom Bouillon was born January 2, 1947, in Charles City, the son of Ransom and Jennie (Janssen) Bouillon. He received his education in Charles City. In 1964, after graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He was honorably discharged in 1967 and joined the Navy Reserves until 1970. Following the Navy reserves, Denny served in the National Guard until 1974. In May of 1966 in San Diego, CA, he married Dorothy Shipley. To this union three children were born. The couple later divorced. On August 21, 1970, in Charles City, he married Connie Vetter. To this union two sons were born. Denny worked at Hydrotile from 1968-1973 and joined Terex Crane from 1978 until 2008, retiring after 30 years.. He also worked for North Iowa Fabrication in Rockford, from March until December of 2008. Denny had been the Local 411 President, the recording secretary for North Central CAP, enjoyed chuck-wagon racing, golf, pool league, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Connie; five children, Cindy (Tom) Gavello of Livermore, CA, Kevin Bouillon of Brentwood, CA, Steve (Carrie) Bouillon of Kansas City, MO, Randy “Rudy” (Jenny) Bouillon of New Hampton and Brandon (Christina) of Nashua; thirteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Joyce (Cal) Wood of Ionia; Joann (Darrell) Schmidt of Charles City, Mary (Bill) Mooberry of Charles City and Kandi (Duane) Eddy of Nashua; two brothers, Jerry (Marilyn) Bouillon of Greene and Louie (Barb) Bouillon of Charles City. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife’s parents, Arnold and Irene Vetter.