Douglas Templer

December 13, 1956 - February 23, 2019

Douglas Templer Jefferson, Iowa Date of Death: February 23, 2019 Douglas Templer, 62, of Jefferson, died February 23, 2019 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson following a short battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 1:00 – 3:00pm, Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson, Iowa. At a later date, interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri. Douglas Ray Templer was born December 13, 1956 to Howard Ray Templer and Phyllis Sue Hammacher Templer in Budingen, West Germany. Doug graduated from Escondido High School, Escondido, California. He served in the United States Marines from December 1974 to April 1979, and then served in the United States Army from June 1981 to June 1989. Doug then wanted to see Alaska, so he applied to be a commercial fisherman and liked it so much he stayed for 10 years. Then he moved to Iowa and worked at Farner-Bocken as a night shift manager for 18 years, retiring in June 2016. Doug met his wife, Dana George on December 13, 1997. They were married May 14, 1999. Doug loved hunting, riding his Harley-Davidson, camping, fishing, and spending time with his wife and hunting buddies. He enjoyed traveling, especially travels to Negril, Jamaica to visit their friend, Robert. Doug died February 23, 2019 following a short battle with cancer. He was 62 years of age. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Phyllis Templer; and his father-in-law, Donald George. Survivors include his wife, Dana Templer of Jefferson, IA; sisters: Denise (Kirk) Wright of Jefferson, IA and Kimmie Jacobson of Las Vegas, NV; mother-in-law, Beverly George of Altoona, IA; sisters and brothers-in-law: Dina and Darren Backen of Altoona, IA; and Sam and Kasey George of Council Bluffs, IA; many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson 515-386-2171 Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home 515-386-2171