Daniel C. Full, 60, Royal

Services for Daniel C. Full were held Friday, July 7, 2023, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Father Tim Hogan officiated.

Casket bearers were Beau Biedenfeld, Ross Jobst, Mitch Fahnlander, Gage Berberich, Charlie Woodall and Evan McCarty. Honorary casket bearers were Darrel Nordman, Jim Sikora, Dave Rayner, Dan Muhlbauer, Harold Harson and Greg Penning. Interment was in Trimello Cemetery at Royal. Warner Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements.

Daniel Clarence “Dan” Full was born in LeMars on May 13, 1963. He was the fifth of six children born to Alvin and Delores Full. He attended school at Alton St. Mary’s in Alton and Spalding Catholic High School in Granville.

Dan married the love of his life, Diane Catherine McCarty, on Feb. 20, 1984 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Royal. Together they were blessed with four beautiful children of whom he was very proud. Dan and Diane began farming near Royal in 1986, running a farrow-to-finish hog operation and raising crops with the help of their children.

Dan loved his family dearly. Each year Dan ensured time was spent with his family camping and vacationing. Dan’s love for family was also made evident as he became a grandpa. You could never catch “Papa Dan” without a package of Smarties in his pocket for the grandkids. He had a true passion for the outdoors which he shared with family and friends alike. From “clobbering” walleyes at the river to hunting and trapping, Dan loved it all (so long as it wasn’t too “freaking windy”). You could find Dan in his little red Toyota pickup, which he called his “company vehicle,” checking crops most evenings. If Dan wasn’t in his shed, at the river or hosting a fish fry, chances are he was looking for his wallet, belt or glasses.

It didn’t matter if you knew him as Dan, Dad, Papa Dan, Danny, a son, a brother, an uncle, a neighbor or a friend, you knew he was a hardworking man that was always willing to lend a helping hand. He was humble and gracious. He made his love for helping others evident one last time as he changed a stranger’s tire on the side of the road just a few hours before his death. Dan was a devoted husband, a nurturing father and an unwavering friend who was strong in his faith and will be missed by all.

Dan passed away unexpectedly at Dubuque on Monday, July 3, 2023, at the age of 60.

Survivors include his wife, Diane; his mother, Delores (Berding) Full; his four children: Jessica (Jim) Justi, of Sheldon; Austin (Scarlett) Full, of Hartford, S.D.; Tana (Isaac) Buresch, of Chancellor, S.D.; and Brandon (Jennifer) Full of Crystal Lake, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; five siblings: Kathy (Pat) Beck, Steve (Nancy) Full, Christine (Harold) Harson, Tony (Kris) Full and Jerry (Nichole) Full; nine in-laws: Jim (Mary) McCarty, Bob (Lois) McCarty, Dan (Donna) McCarty, Mark McCarty, Gene McCarty, Allen (Javotte) McCarty, Barb Brunsvold, Julie Schuett and Lori (Jeff) Maurer; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Alvin Full; grandparents, Clarence and Viola Berding, and Arthur and Clara (Bunkers) Full; mother and father in-law, Dave and Rita (Theisen) McCarty; sister in-law, Bev McCarty; and aunts, uncles, niece and nephew.