Thomas D. Porteous

August 6, 1947 -- May 8, 2010

Services following cremation will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Manson for Thomas D. Porteous O.D. He passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010, at his home in Manson.

The family will be present one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at St. Thomas Cemetery in Manson. The Rev. Richard Reis is officiating.

Tom was born August 6, 1947, in Manchester, Iowa, the son of Donald F. and Mary G. Porteous. He attended the parochial schools of Marshalltown and graduated from Lenihan High School. He attended Marshalltown Community College, prior to obtaining his Bachelors and Doctor of Optometry Degree from the Southern California College of Optometry in Los Angeles.

Dr. Porteous married the light of his life, Kim Anile Hunter on June 19, 1971, in Long Beach, Calif. They established residence in Iowa Falls in 1972; raised their family, Scott and Analee and he practiced primary care optometry, and bending light with lenses until his retirement in 2006.

Following retirement, they moved to North Twin Lake, where Tom enjoyed the sunlight, fishing, trap shooting and the lake activities.

Tom is survived by Kim his wife of 39 years; his mother, Mary G. Porteous of Urbandale; his in-laws, W.M. and Ruth Hunter of Huntington Beach, Calif.; his son, Scott of Victorville, Calif.; his daughter, Analee Gray, her husband Rex, and grandchildren Taitn and Jenah of Urbandale; a sister, Mary Mitchell PhD of Cedar Rapids; and his sister-in-law, Jan Benz of Huntington Beach, Calif. His father, Donald Porteous, preceded him in death.

The Schuchert Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.