Lyle Keith Palmer, 74, of Perry was born March 30, 1950, in Mapleton, Iowa, the son of Earnest A. and Evelyn L. (Anderson) Palmer. He passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Eden Acres campus of the Perry Lutheran Homes in Perry, Iowa.
Most of Lyle’s working life was spent moving furniture for North American Van Lines and
Redeker’s Furniture.
He moved to Perry in 2017 after living in Boone and the Dennison areas.
Lyle loved to go fishing and liked working on cars.
The family would like to thank the health care workers and employees at Eden Acres for their care and friendship during his residence there the past six months. He was under Sun Crest Hospice at the time of his passing.
Survivors include his son, Keith (Stacy) Palmer of Des Moines; and a daughter, Happy Ellett
of Perry; adopted son and daughter, Travis (Tracie) Palmer of Afton, Iowa, and Becky Palmer of Boone; and Chad (Tina) Palmer of Ogden; two brothers, LeRoy (Linda) Palmer of Manilla, Iowa, and Melvin Palmer of Jefferson; two sisters, Charolette Kline of Schleswig, Iowa, and Sharon Steadman of Carroll; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Lyle was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; two sisters; and a son-in-law, Harry Ellett III.
Burial of the cremains will be held (weather permitting) at 1 p.m. Friday, April 26 at the
Deloit-Milford Cemetery in Deloit, Iowa. A Celebration of Life for Lyle will be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 27 at the National Guard Armory in Perry.
Memorials to the family may be sent to Murdock Funeral Home in Lyle’s name. Online condolences may be left at murdockfuneralhome.net.
