DENNIS LYLE BATES, 79, of Omaha (a native of Griswold), died Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for DENNY BATES will be held 11-a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at the Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold.

Visitation with the family will be at the funeral home on Thursday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM.

Interment will be in the Whipple Cemetery.

DENNIS “DENNY” BATES is survived by:

His sons –  Brian (Kathy) Bates, and Aaron (Megan) Bates, all of Griswold; and Kevin (Dacia) Bates, of Merrill, IA.

His brother – Kenton (Pam) Bates, of Council Bluffs.

His sister – Beth Slagle, of Crete, NE.

6 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.