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Norman L. Graham
Born in Delphos, Kansas on May 30, 1922
Departed on January 16, 2009. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2009
Cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Norman L. Graham, 86, of Cottage Grove Place died there on Friday Jan. 16, 2009 after a short illness. Memorial services at 3:00 PM on Thursday at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories where friends may call after 2:00 PM on Thursday. Rev. Daniel Krueger will officiate. Inurnment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include three daughters, Janet (Lee) Appleget of Hiawatha, Ginni (Ken) Kolek of Central City and Debbie Gordon of Allen, Texas; a son Chuck (Kim) of Rochester, MN. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Crystal, Joshua, Aaron, Brittney and a step grandchild, Adam. He was preceded in death by his wife and a grandson, Brent Ryan.
Norman was born on May 30, 1922 in Delphos, Kansas, the son of Cyrus and Beryl Price Graham. He graduated from Kansas State in 1944. He married
Esther C. Hall on Feb. 4, 1945 in Manhattan, Kansas. She died in 2005. Norman was an electrical engineer at Rockwell-Collins for over 37 years, retiring in 1988. He was an avid ham radio operator, enjoyed working on his farm and proudly served in the Army Signal Corps during WWII. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Norman’s name.
Verne W. Goldsberry
Born in Omaha, Nebraska on June 2, 1933
Departed on January 10, 2009. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Family Gathering: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Verne W. Goldsberry 75, of 4135 Treeline Ct. NE, died Saturday, January 10, 2009, following a long illness. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM Thursday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Hiawatha. Rev. Dennis Cahill will officiate. Burial in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4 to 7 PM Wednesday with a wake service beginning at 6 PM, and at the church after 10:30 AM on Thursday.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years Joyce, six daughters: daughter Cathy Hickman (David) and children Nicholas (Laurin), Verne, Phillip, and Alex (Erica), daughter Janet Perschek (Bud) and children Rebecca (Chris), Suzy (Mike), and Ben, daughter Nancy Goebel (Paul McDermott) and children Heather Goldsberry (Scott Evers), and Marcy, daughter Beth Scribner (Roger) and children Roger (Jeanne) Chris, and Andrew, daughter Lisa Wright (Jon) and their son Lance, and daughter Mickey Shannahan (Scott) and children Katy and Trevor, a sister Betty Fischer (Bill), sister-in-law Pat Miller (Dick), three great grandchildren Cooper, Zane, and Nicholas, and his cat, Matty. He was preceded in death by his parents Francis and Elizabeth Goldsberry, a grandson Eric Pollett, and a son-in-law Bob Goebel.
Verne was born June 2, 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska. He married
Joyce Maguire on January 22, 1955 in Omaha. Verne was a software engineer manager at Rockwell-Collins for 28 years retiring in 1990. He was a US Army veteran and a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Building Fund, 1350 Lyndhurst Dr., Hiawatha, Iowa 52233.
Donald D. Grooms
Born in Ottumwa, IA on April 13, 1931
Departed on December 30, 2008. Resided in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Service: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Donald D. Grooms, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday the 30th of December 2008 as a result of an auto accident in which he was a passenger in Alabama. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at First Assembly of God Church, 3233 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, by Rev. Rick Gail and Rev. Kenneth Groen of Des Moines, IA. The family has requested, in lieu of flowers, for donations to be made to First Assembly of God. Arrangements by Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Lois, of 56 years and his daughter Anne Deguc, (spouse Christopher) and their children Anthony, Staff Sergeant Cassandra Deguc, Jamison (spouse Kasie), and Samantha of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, daughter-in-law Jenny Grooms and her children Andrew and Amanda (spouse Jonathan), Trussville, AL, a sister Nadine G. Stufflebeam (spouse Robert), Overland Park, KS, a brother Tom Grooms (spouse Zilpha), East Moline, IL, his sister-in-law, Charlotte Johnson, Riverside, CA, his special poodle, Jazzie; several nieces and nephews, friends and loved ones. His son, Dr. James D. Grooms, and his parents, Spurgeon and Dorothy Grooms, preceded him in death.
Don was born on the 13th of April 1931, in Ottumwa, Iowa. Don attended public schools in Ottumwa, graduating from Ottumwa High School in 1948. Don served in the United States Navy during the Korean conflict aboard the USS Shields in the 7th Fleet. Don married
Lois Harness in 1952 while serving in the Navy.
Following his military service Don attended Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, where he lettered in golf, graduating in 1959 Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in Business Administration.
Don lived in Ottumwa, working for Grooms’ Brothers construction company until 1969, when he moved to Cedar Rapids and began work for Life Investors Insurance Company. Later Don formed Grooms Associates and was self-employed in Cedar Rapids.
Raymond Horace Garnant
Born in Putnam Township, Linn County, Iowa on May 18, 1922
Departed on December 29, 2008. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Friday, January 2, 2009
Service: Saturday, January 3, 2009
Cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Raymond “Ray” Horace Garnant, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died December 29, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held 1:30 PM, Saturday, January 3, 2009 at People’s Unitarian Universalist Church. Rev. Tom Capo will officiate. Friends may call from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, on Friday, January 2, 2009 at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, and after 12:30 on Saturday at the church. Entombment will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ray was born on May 18, 1922, the son of Horace Garnant and Lois Fuhrmeister Garnant, at his parents’ home in Putnam Township, Linn County, Iowa.
Ray graduated from Wilson High School, Cedar Rapids, where he served as president of the Class of 1940. He met his future bride, a senior from Franklin High School, at a school dance. A saxophonist and oboist in the high school band, his love of music lasted a lifetime, passing that passion onto his children and grandchildren and continuing in his support of the Cedar Rapids Symphony. Ray attended the University of Iowa. He joined the University of Iowa’s ROTC contingent in 1943, subsequently was graduated from UI, and then went into active duty.
Ray served as a rifleman in the 399th Infantry, 100th Division, during World War II. He was wounded in mountain action southwest of Bitche, Alsace, France in November 1944. After evacuation through Marseilles, hospitalization and recuperation at Richmond, Staten Island, NY and Springfield, Missouri, he returned home to the family farm near Ely after VJ day 1945, and married
the love of his life, Barbara Clay, the following May.
For most of his career, Ray worked for LeFebure, retiring from the firm in 1987. His close friendships at the firm included a number of colleagues who were members of the People’s Church Unitarian/Universalist. Ray was a very active church member, served on a number of committees and chaired the building committee. He helped lead the effort for the conservation and restoration projects on the structure of the original church building.
Ray had the opportunity to visit and view New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty - not while embarking towards danger in war-ravaged France, nor while recuperating on Staten Island, but to celebrate the Liberty Centennial, the gala of Tall Ships on parade along with the USS Iowa. Following retirement, he, along with many of his fellow veterans, was able to return to France, to visit that area of Alsace where they had endured such a harsh Winter’s conflict, and to be honored by the local citizens.
Preceeding him in death were his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years: Barbara Garnant; his brother and wife: Maurice and Rachel Garnant of rural Cedar Rapids; a daughter: Chrys Garnant and partner Phyllis of Middletown, NJ; a son: Monte Garnant and partner Melanie Leung of Burnsville, MN; his granddaughters and grandson: Sarah and her husband Doug Whitney of Burnsville, MN, Lara Garnant of Middletown, NJ, Andrea Garnant of Des Moines, IA, and Brian Garnant of Burnsville, MN; his great granddaughters: Hanah and Ada Whitney; his nieces and nephew: Beverly Garnant of St Louis, MO, Maureen Smith of Clinton, IA, Kristin Garnant and her partner Skip Willits of Comanche, IA, and James and his wife Sheryl Garnant of Cedar Rapids, IA; and numerous cousins, other relatives and friends.
Scott M. Griffin Sr.
Born in Manchester, New Hampshire on May 27, 1964
Departed on December 24, 2008. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Monday, December 29, 2008
Service: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Scott M. Griffin Sr., 44, of 4106 Majestic Ct. NE, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy following a long illness. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM Tuesday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic church in Hiawatha. Rev. Dennis Cahill will officiate. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4 to 8 PM on Monday with a Wake service beginning at 7 PM.
Survivors include his wife Jayne, his children, Christine and Scott Jr. at home, Amanda Griffin of Iowa City, Liz ( Jake) Underwood of Cedar Rapids, his mother Yvonne Griffin of Portsmouth, N.H., two brothers Blaine (Rhonda) Griffin of South Bend, Indiana, and Shawn (Carol) Griffin of Geneva, New York, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father William Griffin, and his grandparents.
Scott was born May 27, 1964 in Manchester, New Hampshire, to William and Yvonne Brusso Griffin. He served in the US Navy. He married
Jayne Adams (Diederich) on June 5, 1995 in Cedar Rapids. He was an avid Red Sox and Patriot fan. He was very athletic and enjoyed golfing, fishing, soccer, traveling, the ocean, and spending time with his friends and family.
A memorial fund has been established.
Marvin Von Gay
Born in Albia, Iowa on July 21, 1933
Departed on December 18, 2008. Resided in Robins, Iowa.
Visitation: Monday, December 22, 2008
Service: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Cemetery: Jordan's Grove Cemetery
Marvin Gay, 75, of Robins, died December 18, 2008 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Pastor Dale Holloway of Living Hope Wesleyan Church will officiate. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home on Monday, December 22, 2008 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Interment will take place at Jordan’s Grove Cemetery in Central City at 1:30 PM.
Survivors include his loving wife of 56 years Irma; daughters Sharon Geneske and husband Randy of Lisbon, and Debra Brenneman and husband Dave of Central City; grandchildren Nichole Roos and husband Jim of Atkins, Matthew DeMuth of California, Rachel DeMuth of Lisbon, Dawniell Balderston and husband Aaron of Central City, and Dannette Becker of Redwood Falls, MN, and Bryce and Casandra Brenneman; four step grandchildren Rachel, Craig and Stephanie Geneske, and Anne Brenneman; great grandchildren Austin and Adam Roos, and Jordan, Breanne and Mason Balderston; a brother Tom Gay; and a sister Shirley Lockwood.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister Betty.
Marvin Gay was born July 21, 1933 in Albia, Iowa the son of Earl and Mary Ellen (Brackett) Gay. He served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was united in marriage to Irma E. White on October 19, 1952 in Washington, IA. He was employed for over 34 years as a Foreman at Rockwell Collins. He was a member of Living Hope Wesleyan Church. He enjoyed bowling, woodworking, hunting, fishing, and above all his family. He will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund in Marvin’s honor has been established.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at both Mercy Hospital and The Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, and Dr. Frederick Frank.
