David Gold

David M. Gold, 81, a resident of Davenport, died Friday, September 27, 2019 at ManorCare Utica Ridge in Davenport.

Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 30, 2019 at Halligan McCabe DeVries Funeral Home in Davenport. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Buffalo. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29th at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

David was born January 7, 1938 in Davenport, the son of Clarence and Pauline (Bell) Gold. On June 6, 1959 in Davenport, he married Kathleen Kelly.

David worked for the Davenport Fire Department and retired from Alcoa as a machine operator. He was a member of the Izaac Walton League and enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Kathleen “Kate”; children, Deanna Gold of Davenport, Michael (Tina) Gold of Davenport, and Scott Gold of Arlington, Texas; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Paula Blocker of Bettendorf.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Mark Gold.