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Ruth H. Patten
Born in Waverly, Iowa on May 11, 1924
Departed on August 20, 2010. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Service: Thursday, August 26, 2010
Family Gathering: Thursday, August 26, 2010
cemetery: Oakwood cemetery
Ruth H. Patten, 86, a resident of Summit Pointe Senior Living Community in Marion, was called to her heavenly home Friday, August 20, 2010. Services will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids at 10:30 AM Thursday. Graveside services and interment at 2 PM Thursday at Oakwood cemetery in Monticello. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home and from 9:30 AM to service time on Thursday at the church.
Surviving to cherish her memory are three children, Barbara J. Mordhorst and husband Dennis of Soldier, Iowa, Steven R. Patten of Iowa City, and Linda S. Patten of Marion, three grandchildren, Debra Gress and husband Aaron of Charter Oak, Iowa, Jenny Neddermeyer and husband Jason of Marcus, Iowa, and Robin Neddermeyer and husband Jared of Charter Oak, Iowa, four great grandchildren, Dawson and Peyton Gress, Hannah and Kaden Neddermeyer, two sisters-in-law Lorraine Koch of La Crosse, Indiana, and Jean Koch of Bloomington, Minnesota, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Robert, a sister Pauline, and two brothers Rev. Paul, and Rev. Roland.
Ruth was born May 11, 1924 in Waverly, Iowa to Rev. Otto and Ruth Lottes Koch. She married
Robert D. Patten on June 28, 1949 in Waverly, Iowa. She was employed by the Lutheran Mutual Insurance Company as a typist. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, and St. Johns Lutheran Church in Monticello. She loved music, traveling, flower gardening, and spending time with her family.
Ruth’s family wishes special thanks to Summit Pointe and Iowa Hospice for their tender care of her.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
Marjorie Rae Kroeger Flannery Paulson
Born in Clinton, Iowa on February 29, 1928
Departed on July 27, 2010. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Marjorie Rae Kroeger Flannery Paulson, 82, of 2115 1st Ave SE (Cottage Grove Place) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died peacefully early Tuesday afternoon, July 27th after a short stay in the Health Center at Cottage Grove.
Marjorie was born in Clinton, Iowa on February 29, 1928 to Raymond and Rose Kroeger. Raymond died in 1979 and Rose died in 1989. Marj spent her childhood in Maquoketa, Iowa where her father operated a feed and grain business and her mother taught school. She had one brother, Robert, who died in 2005. Marj completed high school in Maquoketa and then entered St. Luke’s School of Nursing and graduated in the class of 1949. While she enjoyed her career in nursing and very much loved being a student, she took the most pleasure in teaching the student nurses at St. Luke’s. Marj met and fell in love with Dr. Francis (Frank) Edward Flannery, a pediatrician in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The couple was married
on December 29, 1951. They had two children, Barbara Flannery Clark (David) and David Flannery. She was preceded in death by Frank in April of 1993 and her son, David in 1996. She is reunited with them now in paradise. Marjorie’s daughter, Barbara, and her family currently reside in Houston, Texas. Marjorie has two grandchildren Colin Augustus Clark and Elizabeth Rae Clark.
Marj very much enjoyed formal learning which inspired her to go back to college while raising her children. She earned a degree in Sociology from Coe College where she graduated with honors of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. Marj’s community involvement in Cedar Rapids was extensive including, but not limited to, being a member of First Lutheran Church, the Junior League of Cedar Rapids, the Monday League, and the Cedar Rapids Literary Club. She was active in raising money for the Cedar Rapids Symphony and serving on the St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary and various other women’s groups.
A few years after her husband’s death in 1993, Marj became reacquainted with Theodore (Ted) Paulson, whom she knew casually in the community. The two eventually married
and felt blessed to have been able to love again after both losing their first spouse. They married
on July 10, 1998 and just celebrated their twelve year anniversary. Ted and Marj moved to Cottage Grove Place this past year as a result of Marj’s illness. They felt happy to be together in such a caring community.
Ted and Marj felt especially blessed to have been cared for by Julia Sexton, who has been more than a caregiver to Marj, but a true friend to both. Marj will be deeply missed by family and friends as she was known to be quite an elegant lady and a woman ahead of her time. She had a terrific sense of humor, a wonderful thirst for knowledge and a compassionate heart. Marj was even assisting the staff at Cottage Grove Place until early July when her illness took over. She was finally released of the confusion that comes with Alzheimer’s Disease.
A memorial celebration of life will be held for Marj at Cottage Grove Place at noon on August 20th. A light buffet lunch will be served.
Esther B. Pfeffer
Born in Hardin County on December 25, 1913
Departed on July 24, 2010. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Service: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Family Gathering: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Esther B. Pfeffer, 96, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Cottage Grove Place. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Bethany Lutheran Church. Rev. Joseph Polzin will officiate. Entombment in Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Visitation will be at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4 to 7 PM Tuesday and at the church after 10 AM on Wednesday.
Esther is survived by her son Duane (Karen) Pfeffer of Cedar Rapids, two grandsons, Justin Pfeffer of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and Brett (Allison) Pfeffer of Waukee, Iowa, one great-grandson Carsten Pfeffer of Waukee, three sisters, Edna Sanders, Lillian Locke, and Doris (Maynard) Rieks all of Iowa Falls, sister in laws Mavis Klein of Iowa Falls, and Phyllis Pfeffer of McCook Nebraska. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and seven brothers and three sisters.
Esther was born December 25, 1913, the daughter of Ferdinand and Augusta Klein in Hardin County near Alden, Iowa. She was united in marriage with Albert Pfeffer on September 6, 1942 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Alden, Iowa. Albert died August 8, 1986.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethany Lutheran Church, LWML, or to the Lutheran Hour.
Dr. Robert H. Pool
Born in Hartville, Missouri on January 27, 1931
Departed on July 18, 2010. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Thursday, July 22, 2010
Service: Friday, July 23, 2010
cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park cemetery
Dr. Robert (Bob) H. Pool died on July 19, 2010 at the age of 79 at the Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa due to complications of pancreatic cancer. Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, July 23, 2010 at the St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 4700 Johnson Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405, with Rev. Gary Hoyt officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Friends may call from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy; daughter, Debra Rettenmeier (Dale) of Hiawatha, Iowa; son, Ron Pool (Heidi) of Ames, Iowa and six grandchildren; Staci and Amy Rettenmeier of Hiawatha, Iowa; Luke Pettipoole (Megan) of Des Moines, Iowa; Ben and Ryan Pool of Aurora, Colorado and Jordan Pool of Ames, Iowa.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; Harold and Minnie Pool and a sister Venita Lodeane Frazier.
Bob was born in Hartville, Missouri on January 27, 1931. He went through grade school and high school there. He graduated as valedictorian. During his high school years, he assisted with the operation of the print shop part of the local newspaper, The Wright County Republican.
After high school, he attended Draughon’s Business College in Springfield, Missouri and then went to work at the Wright County Bank in Hartville, Missouri. He worked there over a year, then resigned and took a trip to California. After word, he accepted a job as a dumpman for a daily paper in Springfield, Missouri.
He left the newspaper in 1950 and joined the US Air Force, completing basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas and then attending Aircraft Mechanics School at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, Texas. He specialized in B-47 bomber mechanics which then led him to McDill AFB in Tampa, Florida.
He transferred to the US Army in 1952, going into Airborne training, ending up at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina in the 10th Special Forces Group (Special Forces later became the Green Berets). He was placed into personnel there to become the head of enlisted men’s records. He was one of the first people to transfer to the 77th Special Forces Group from the 10th Special Forces Group when the latter went to Bad Tolz, Germany.
After being mustered out of the Army in March 1954, he worked for Peter Kewitt & Sons Company in St. James, Missouri where he met his future wife, Dorothy Lorts. He and Dorothy married
June 12, 1955.
In the fall of 1954, he started attending the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (MSM) at Rolla, Missouri. He graduated from there in 1958 with a bachelor’s degree in Physics with minor in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering. He went to work for Collins Radio Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa during the summer of 1957, returning there for a permanent position after graduating from college in June of 1958. He was an Engineer/Scientist at Collins Radio Company, later Rockwell-Collins.
While working at Collins Radio Company, he attained his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1962 and his PhD in Electrical Engineering in 1972, both from the University of Iowa. In 1978, as part of Rockwell-Collins, he became head of a research organization called the Communications and Signal Processing Group. He retired from Rockwell-Collins in 1991 after 33 years.
After retirement in June of 1991, Bob and his wife Dorothy enjoyed traveling to various locations throughout the United States and overseas. For awhile, Bob volunteered for the K-12 Program sponsored by Rockwell-Collins. He later volunteered for Integrated Services in St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. His later years were spent with his wife at Deer Ridge in the Methwick Community of Cedar Rapids.
Bob had a great interest in photography and computers, always searching for the next challenge to unfold. He lived his faith throughout his life being baptized as a young boy.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Bob’s memory to St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 4700 Johnson Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405 or The Arc of East Central Iowa, 680 2nd Street, SW, Suite 200, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401.
Timothy Prignitz
Born in Cedar Rapids, IA on October 2, 1959
Departed on July 4, 2010. Resided in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Visitation: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Service: Thursday, July 8, 2010
cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park cemetery
Timothy P. Prignitz, 50, of Cedar Rapids died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids.
Funeral Service: 11 am Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church with Pastor Randy Kasch officiating. Entombment will be in Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7 pm Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home and from 10-11 am at the church on Thursday.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; Daughter, Crystal Prignitz and fiancée, Mitch Moses; Son, Casey Prignitz; Sisters, Teresa Wagner and Laurie Prignitz; Brother, David Prignitz, all of Cedar Rapids; Also surviving are two granddaughters, Rosella Moses and Annabelle Prignitz.
Tim was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Rebecca Prignitz.
Timothy Paul Prignitz was born October 2, 1959 in Cedar Rapids the son of Wayne & Rosella Prignitz. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1978 and the University of Iowa in 1983. On October 25, 1980, he married
Mary Hawthorn in Robins, IA. Tim worked in computer system support at Keane Inc. for many years, loved cooking especially gourmet dishes, gardening, mowing and keeping a pristine yard, music, the Chicago Cubs/Bears/Bulls, Iowa Hawkeyes, golfing with his buddies and enjoyed camping with Mary. He loved his family and friends, especially his two granddaughters. He will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew him.
A memorial fund has been established in his name.
