Person:Marshall Dingman (1)

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Dr. Marshall E. Dingman
m. 28 Oct 1874
  1. Clara Dingman1875 -
  2. Dr. Marshall E. Dingman1878 - 1960
  3. Cecil Lynn Dingman1889 -
  4. Verne Clarence Dingman1891 - 1970
Facts and Events
Name Dr. Marshall E. Dingman
Gender Male
Birth? 16 Dec 1878 Urbana, Benton, Iowa, USA
Death? 1 Mar 1960 Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
Obituary? 2 Mar 1960 Daily Times, Benton Co, IowaDaily Times
Obituary? 4 Mar 1960 Independence, Iowa, United StatesBulletin-Journal
Burial? Urbana Cemetery, Urbana, Benton, Iowa, USA

He was among the first class to graduate from Urbana's 12-yr. high school in 1896. He was also among the first graduates of Schraeder Academy, a junior college in Urbana. He earned his doctorate of medicine from University of Iowa in 1902. He practiced medicine for 57 years, serving on the staff of St. Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids, and Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. He was a lifetime member of the Iowa Medical society.


He married Abbie Burrell on July 7, 1908. She died in 1931, and he married Lucille Cue on 28 Nov. 1932.

In 1951, the town of Urbana honored him with "Dr Dingman Day, where they played a baseball game between Urbana and Walker-Center Point. It is reported that all of the players had been delivered as babies by Dr. Dingman. He was a member of the Urbana Christian church where he served as an elder. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Blue Lodge Consistory, Commandery and Shrine El Kahir Temple.