Arthur Taylor age 97, died peacefully, early Saturday morning, May 25, 2019 at the Hiawatha Care Center following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 Monday June 3, 2019 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello.   Friends may call after 11:00 Monday morning at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa.

Surviving is his wife Dorothy, 4 children, Mike (Jayme) Taylor, Spring Lakes, IL., Barbara (Bill) Morgan, Birmingham, AL., Pat (Pam) Taylor, Cedar Rapids, Lynn (Barry) Phurrough, Sylacauga, AL., 6 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, and 4 siblings, Helen Cooper, Anita Stewart, Terry Taylor and Marie Taylor.

Arthur Dale Taylor was born August 3, 1921 at Monticello, Iowa.  He was the son of Alva and Kate Anna Holmes, Taylor.   Dale graduated from the Olin Community Schools.  He served in the United States Navy during WWII as an Electricians Mate.  Arthur married Dorothy Long on October 31, 1942 at Clarence, Iowa.  Arthur worked as a Union Electrician out of the IBEW Local 405 in Cedar Rapids his whole working career.   He retired in 1985.

In retirement, Arthur and Dorothy wintered in Bonita Springs, Fl. They also had a camper along the Mississippi at Guttenberg.  He enjoyed playing golf and dancing with Dorothy.   Family time was important to him.  Every year the family, when the children were little, would spend 3 weeks at Lake Wabedo in MN. There were also many trips to area lakes and streams to have a family fishing outing or go mushroom hunting or just spending time in nature together.