Ann FinerJanuary 26, 2021Last Updated: January 26, 2021
David A. Backus, 74, of Ventura, IA passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, IA.
A memorial visitation will be held from 3 to 6 P.M., Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4
th St., Garner, IA.
Due to COVID-19, a celebration service will be held at a later date at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred in memory of Dave to Central Gardens of North Iowa, Mayo Clinic or Young America’s Foundation.
David Allen Backus, the son of Norman Lloyd and Mildred Adela (Billington) Backus, was born August 8, 1947 in Thorp, Wisconsin. He lived in three small towns in Wisconsin for short periods before moving to Valparaiso, Indiana, where he graduated from high school in 1966. After high school, he attended college at the University of Indiana for a brief time. He then moved to Chicago and attended Loyola Universit