Obituary of Troylene Dean

Troylene Marjorie Dean was born December 13, 1940 in Kilgore, Texas, the daughter of Vernon Sherman Flenniken and Jewell Francis Franklin. She graduated from Spirit Lake High School with the class of 1959. On July 24, 1959, Troylene was united in marriage to Herbert Glen Dean, Jr. in Estherville, Iowa. The couple first made their home in Pensacola,, Florida, while Glen was serving in the Army. They returned to Spirit Lake in 1960, where they have resided since. Troylene held a variety of jobs before opening Troy's Cleaning Service, serving the lakes area for nearly twenty years. Troylene attended the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. She was a member of the VFW Auxillary, Girl Scouts, Spirit Lake Booster Club, First Class Club and served on the Upper Des Moines Board of Directors. Troylene passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at her home in Spirit Lake at sixty-seven years of age. She is survived by her husband, Glen Dean of Spirit Lake; daughter, Teresa Clark of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota; son, Steven and his wife Petra of South Lake, Texas; daughter, Michelle Dean of Phoenix, Arizona, daughter, Anna Dean of Spirit Lake; grandchildren, Shane, Casey, Jessica, Allyson, Gunner, Ashley and Johnny; sisters, Beth Kramme of Spirit Lake and Betty Edwards and her husband Jim of Gladewater, Texas; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Troy Flenniken and Vernon Sherman Flenniken, Jr.