Whitey are his son Dean (Ginger) Whitmore and daughter Barbara (James) Quasdorf of Hampton; brother Terry (Bonnie) Whitmore of Olympia, Washington, sisters Rosemary Hermans of Mountlake Terrace, Washington, Diana Sharpe of Waipahu, Hawaii, Betty Walsh and Frances Douglas of Mason City; grandchildren Shawn (Terri) Whitmore of Ankeny, Amy (Joe) Smith of Ankeny, Kyra (Evan) Babcock of Jefferson, Sarah Baird of Hampton, John Quasdorf of Hampton, Jackie (David) Schott of Mason City; great-grandchildren Alexis Smith, Kasey Smith, Jack Whitmore, Giana Whitmore, Wyatt Babcock, Benjamin Baird, Noel Baird, Nicholas Quasdorf, Patrick Quasdorf and Sully Schott; along with many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Joan Marie Whitmore, brother Edward and sisters Viola and Bonnie.