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Wayne Scott Wise
Born in Waukon, IA on March 13, 1959
Departed on September 17, 2009. Resided in Hiawatha, IA.
Service: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Family Gathering: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Wayne S. Wise, 50, of Hiawatha died Thursday September 17, 2009 after a short battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held at 1 PM Tuesday September 22, 2009 at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Wayne’s request was to be cremated. Inurnment will take place at a later date in NE Iowa.
Survivors include his parents Warren and Shirley, a brother Wes, and a niece Katie all of Hiawatha.
Wayne Scott Wise was born March 13, 1959 in Waukon, IA to Warren and Shirley Wise. He worked as a driver for Janda Electric in Cedar Rapids. He graduated from Kennedy High School in 1978.
Wayne had a deep love and respect for the outdoors. He was a skilled archer and enjoyed bow hunting and archery events. He loved to travel on hunting and fishing trips both out west and in Canada.
He was a loving and caring son, brother, and uncle and will be missed by all he knew him.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Lukes Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
Leland P. Wells
Born in Marion, Iowa on September 9, 1922
Departed on September 27, 2009. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Service: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2009 at his home, with his wife Betty at his side.
A visitation will be held in memory of Lee on Wednesday September 30 from 6 to 8 P.M. at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday October 1 at New Covenant Bible Church at 1800 46th Street NE Cedar Rapids IA at 2:00 P.M with Pastor James Wartian officiating with military rites at the conclusion of the service.
Lee was born September 9th 1922 to Ralph and Mary Wells in Cedar Rapids. Lee served in World War 2 and the Korean War as an Air Force Pilot. Lee worked in the Cedar Rapids area for many years as a home builder (Well Built Homes) and was a Senior Vice President at Life Investors until retirement. Lee continued working after retirement in land development.
Lee had a large and caring heart, with his family and others. He was a child advocate for the CASA program. Lee enjoyed travel with Betty, his family, friends, and his dog Bo. Lee was a member of Quiet Birdmen Pilot Association and American Legion.
Lee was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Cliff, his sister Iola, and his son Scott Wells.
Lee is survived by his wife Betty of 43 years, his daughter Susan Pierson (Rollie), Grandchildren, Sabrina Whitlock, Dustin Pierson, and great grandson Nolan Whitlock, Son, Al Wells, and grandchildren Morgan Wells and Anna Wells, Son, Jeff (Sue) Meyer and grandchildren Drew Meyer and Sydney Meyer, Daughter Jennifer (Jeff) Maxwell and grandchildren Colbi Maxwell, Abby Maxwell, and Parker Maxwell, Son John Wells, and many nieces and nephews.
William W. "Bill" Welty Jr.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on February 5, 1932
Departed on September 29, 2009. Resided in Davenport, Iowa.
Visitation: Saturday, October 3, 2009
Service: Saturday, October 3, 2009
cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park cemetery
William W. "Bill" Welty Jr., 77, of Davenport died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at his home after courageously fighting lung cancer and emphysema. He was surrounded by his loved ones at his passage into heaven's gates.
Services will be held at 1 PM Saturday in Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be from 11 AM to service time.
Pastor Tony Liston of the Adventure Christian Community Church in Davenport will officiate. Burial in Cedar Memorial Park cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mr. Welty was born February 5, 1932, at Cedar Rapids, the son of William W. Welty and Lulu Marie (Engelman) Welty. He graduated from Roosevelt High School, Cedar Rapids, in 1955. Bill married
Deloris A Freeman and to this union were born three children, Janice Marie, Robert William who died as an infant, and James Robert. They later divorced.
Bill married
Patricia Cole-Unruh in 1966, who brought into their marriage three lovely daughters, Lori, Robin, and Lisa. To this union was born a son, Michael Karl. December 2nd would have been their 43rd wedding anniversary.
Bill joined the Cedar Rapids Police Department in 1960, beginning a career in law enforcement, to protect and serve communities that would span 23 years. From 1973 to 1976 Bill was Assistant Chief of Police in Carlisle, Ia. From 1976 to 1978 Bill served as Police Chief in Bondurant, Iowa. From 1978 to 1982 he served as Chief of Police in Eldridge, Iowa. While in Eldridge, Bill formed the first Law Enforcement Explorers group geared toward High School aged students interested in law enforcement as a career.
Bill is a past member of the Iowa State Policemen's Association; Iowa Chief of Police Association; and the Quad Cities Chief's Association. He was an active member of Adventure Christian Community Church.
Over the years, Bill enjoyed ice skating, roller skating, track, playing the violin, collecting police patches and riding his Yamaha motorcycle where he and Pat rode with the CMA while living in Albuquerque, NM. He loved the fishing trips to MN with family. He later became a collector of fountain pens sold by his entrepreneur grandfather, William A. Welty of the William A. Welty & Co. manufactures of fountain pens & pencils.
Those left to honor his memory are his wife, Patricia; children, Janice (John) Schick of Cedar Rapids; James (Allison) Welty of Des Moines; Lori Pelletier of Davenport; Robin (Michael) Lowry of Fishers, IN; Lisa (Greg) Ashby of Eldridge; and Michael (Donna) Welty of Davenport, seventeen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death; by his parents and infant son, Robert.
Bills family expresses heartfelt appreciation for all the loving care provided by Heartland Hospice and especially to his hospice nurse Velvet Eisenhauer.
Memorial contributions may be made to Adventure Christian Community Church, 6509 N.W. Blvd., Davenport, Iowa 52806.
Lucille C. Wheeler
Born in Garland, North Carolina on April 8, 1922
Departed on December 2, 2009. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation: Friday, December 4, 2009
Service: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Family Gathering: Saturday, December 5, 2009
cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park cemetery
Lucille C. “Lucy” Wheeler, 87, of 3006 Yorkshire Dr. NE. died Wednesday December 2, 2009 at St. Lukes Hospital after a long illness. Services at 11:00 AM on Saturday at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Rev. Richard Marsceau and Rev. Sam Dronebarger will officiate. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 5 to 8 PM on Friday.
Survivors include her children, Raymond ( Barb) of Cedar Falls, Kathy Graham of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nancy Chiafos of Marion, Gary (Donna) of Memphis, Tennessee and Pam (Shawn) Rozek of Cedar Rapids. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Nancy, Thomas, Amanda, Jason, Nicholas, Caroline and Dana and five great grandchildren, Michelle, Keegan, Allie Mai, John Michael, Hannah and Alex. She was preceded in death by her husband, nine brothers and sisters and one grandson, Raymond II.
Lucy was born on April 8, 1922 in Garland, North Carolina, the daughter of Edward and Mary Cain Cashwell. She married
LaVerne E. “Lew” Wheeler on Oct. 14, 1944 in South Mills, North Carolina. He died in 1994. Lucy was a former member of the Eagles, Optimist and Elks Clubs. She enjoyed playing bingo, board games, working puzzles, going to the casino and especially time spent with her beloved family. Lucy was a devoted and wonderful wife, mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to St. Lukes Hospice or to the American Cancer Society in Lucy’s name.
Edward Charles Warner
Born in Fairfield, IA on March 28, 1925
Departed on December 4, 2009. Resided in Marion, IA.
Edward Charles “Chuck” Warner, 84, of Marion, died peacefully on Friday, December 4, 2009, at the Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa of natural causes. Memorial services will be held at a later, undetermined, date.
Chuck was born March 28, 1925 in Fairfield, Iowa, the son of Walter Otto Warner and Wilma Mae Woods. He attended school in Fairfield and Omaha, Nebraska before entering the Army and serving courageously in Europe during WWII. He returned home after being wounded in battle. He married
DeVee Dean on April 6, 1946, and lovingly raised three sons; Dean (Pat Doan) Warner of Oxnard, California, Charles (Cindy) Warner of Colleyville, Texas, and Gary (Paula) Warner of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Another long-time special member of his family was Ron (Sharon) Landis of Marion, Iowa. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by all of them.
Chuck and DeVee were never afraid of change and lived in almost sixty homes and five states during their 63 years of marriage. They also traveled extensively, visiting every state except Alaska over the years, even though they insisted there was no place as beautiful as Iowa. They also took two trips to Europe, one to visit their son, Charles, when he was stationed in the Army in Germany and one to visit Gary, when he was attending a university in Germany a few years later. Chuck spent his entire working life in the heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation business. It was well-known, even by national companies, that if Chuck couldn’t fix it, it couldn’t be fixed. He was an active member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) for over fifty years and was president of that international organization from 1978 – 1982, and wrote numerous training manuals for them. He was also a consultant with Kirkwood Community College in the ‘60’s when they were trying to start vocational training in refrigeration. He was an active member of the Marion Christian Church for almost sixty years and held numerous leadership roles during that time. He and DeVee also developed a very active youth group in the church, which they led for fifteen years.
