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Dean Rydman

October 20, 1946 — October 12, 2025

Sac City - Dean E. Rydman, 78, passed away Sunday October 12, 2025, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center.

Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday October 17, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie with Lay Minister Beth Carlon officiating. Military Rites by the American Legion Peterson Post #431 of Gowrie will be held following the church service. There will be a private family burial at Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Dodge. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 5:30 PM Thursday October 16, at Laufersweiler Palmer & Sons Funeral Home in Gowrie.

Dean is survived by his wife Wanda Coppens of Sac City and numerous cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Zanie (Jebron) Rydman.

Dean was born on October 20, 1946, in Fort Dodge. He was raised and educated in Gowrie, graduating from Prairie Community High School in 1964. Dean owned and operated Hometown Security, Inc. Over the years he also farmed, worked construction, and enjoyed photography. On October 20, 2011, he was united in marriage to Wanda Gilson Coppens. He is a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the American Legion Peterson Post #431 of Gowrie.

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