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George Anthony Paletta, 65, died Friday, December 1, 2006 surrounded by his family and friends at Iowa Methodist Hospital.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church with a 7 p.m. rosary.
George was born on July 29, 1941 in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up and lived all of life on the south side of Des Moines.
George was a 1959 Graduate of Dowling High School. He joined the Navy after graduation and served 4 years. Upon return from the Navy he married Mary Joyce Renda, April 30, 1966. In 1984 he took a job in the Polk County Auditors office and worked for the auditors' office for over 22 years. In 1997, he became the Director of the Polk County Election office. George was nationally certified in elections by the Election Center.
George enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and liked working in the yard. He was an avid sports fan, and loved watching the games on one of his many big screen TV's. His favorite place to visit was the Salmon River in Idaho.
George was member of the Society of Italian Americans, Belizzi MacRae American Legion Post 659, LaMacchina Club and served on the Polk County Planning and Zoning Commission.
He will be missed by his wife of 40 years, Mary Joyce; his son, John and grandchildren, Zachary and Zoey; his daughter, Stephanie (Michael) Painovich and grandchildren Sophia and Chase.
Memorials may be donated to St. Anthony's school.
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P.S. On a sad note, Polk County lost a good public servant this week. George Paletta, Director of Elections passed away last Friday. Although George was a Democrat he was always helpful and abundantly fair in all the dealings I had with him as a Republican county chairman. What's more, George was just a plain nice guy. So today's post is in red and green in memory of George.
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Real Sporer-
I second your comments about George Paletta. I have known George all my life & he would do anything for anyone. George dedicated his time as Director of Elections in Polk County to administering fair & honest elections for all parties. Polk County lost a great public servant. George, you will be missed.