Lyle Melvin Sauvago

Lyle Melvin, son of Merle and Leotha "Lottie" (Mowrey) Sauvago, was born May 25, 1915, at Sac City, Iowa. He grew up in Coon Rapids and graduated from Coon Rapids High School. Lyle was united in marriage with Gertrude Barber on April 14, 1937, in Coon Rapids. One son Phillip was born to this union. They lived and worked in Coon Rapids where they built and operated the Coon Rapids Motel. Lyle worked for a time for Armour Creameries. He then worked for 32 years for the Garst & Thomas Hybrid Corn Co as an operations supervisor. Lyle was a faithful member of Annunciation Parish. He enjoyed daily walks with his wife and tending his yard and garden. In 1967, Gertrude and Lyle retired and three years later moved to Carroll. Lyle drove a bus and tended the grounds for ten years for the Carroll Community School. He was a member of Holy Spirit Parish. Gertrude died in 2005 and in December of that year he moved to the Swan House in Carroll. When his health began to fail last spring, he became a resident of the Denison Healthcare Center in Denison, IA, where he died on Tuesday, December 22, 2009. He was 94 years, 6 months and 27 days of age. Preceding him in death are his parents; wife Gertrude; two brothers Gerald Sauvago and Willard Sauvago and wife Dorothy; and brother-in-law Milo Kline. He is survived by his son Phillip Sauvago and wife Linda of Denison; three grandchildren: Stacey Sauvago of Carroll, Sean Sauvago of Carroll and Kristin Sauvago of Des Moines; three great-grandchildren Amber, Jessica and Noah; one great great grandson; sister June Kline of Phoenix, AZ; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.