Albert Clarence Victor
January 11, 1915 — December 27, 2002
Albert "Al? Clarence Victor, 87, of 2450 12th Ave., Marion, died of cancer Friday, December 27, 2002, in his home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by the Rev. John Gossman. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, where a Parish Vigil Service will begin at 7 p.m. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife of sixty-one years, Marge; his children, Barbara Bowden of Oelwein and her children, Tish, Todd and Tiffany, Jim Victor of Davenport, Iowa, Mary Anne Victor of Des Moines, Tom Victor and wife Mary of Omaha, Nebraska, and their children, Jodi, Julie, Tim, Chris and Megan, and Mick Victor and wife Karen of Long Beach, California, and their children, Amanda and Isabelle. Also surviving are five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.
Al was born the son of Albert and Melissa Callahan Victor on January 11, 1915, in Perry, Iowa. On August 23, 1941, he was united in marriage to Marjorie M. Pirk in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Al served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as an aviation chief radio technician. Prior to moving to Marion, Al was employed for twenty-seven years at the Malleable Iron Range Company in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, where he was the Assistant Superintendent. He was employed by Rockwell-Collins for twenty-six years, retiring in 1982 as Director of Safety and Health Services.
Al was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where he served on several committees, including Chairman of the committee to design and build the church. He was a member of Knights of Columbus, Marion Evening Kiwanis Club, and had served as past Lieutenant Governor of the Iowa Kiwanis Club; SCORE; Iowa Governors Safety Council; Cedar Rapids Fire Inspection & Appeals Board; and the Rock River Radio Club.
Al was a pioneering ham radio operator, active on the air since 1934. He was also an avid fisherman and passed that love of fishing on to his children, taking them wilderness fishing in Northern Canada the past three years. Al enjoyed golfing, gardening and playing cards. He will be remembered for his boundless energy and his good cheer, bringing cheer to others with his smile and his wink.
Military rites will be conducted by Marion American Legion Post 298.
In memory of Al, a memorial fund has been established at Hospice of Mercy, % Mercy Medical Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403.
Survivors include his wife of sixty-one years, Marge; his children, Barbara Bowden of Oelwein and her children, Tish, Todd and Tiffany, Jim Victor of Davenport, Iowa, Mary Anne Victor of Des Moines, Tom Victor and wife Mary of Omaha, Nebraska, and their children, Jodi, Julie, Tim, Chris and Megan, and Mick Victor and wife Karen of Long Beach, California, and their children, Amanda and Isabelle. Also surviving are five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.
Al was born the son of Albert and Melissa Callahan Victor on January 11, 1915, in Perry, Iowa. On August 23, 1941, he was united in marriage to Marjorie M. Pirk in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Al served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as an aviation chief radio technician. Prior to moving to Marion, Al was employed for twenty-seven years at the Malleable Iron Range Company in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, where he was the Assistant Superintendent. He was employed by Rockwell-Collins for twenty-six years, retiring in 1982 as Director of Safety and Health Services.
Al was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where he served on several committees, including Chairman of the committee to design and build the church. He was a member of Knights of Columbus, Marion Evening Kiwanis Club, and had served as past Lieutenant Governor of the Iowa Kiwanis Club; SCORE; Iowa Governors Safety Council; Cedar Rapids Fire Inspection & Appeals Board; and the Rock River Radio Club.
Al was a pioneering ham radio operator, active on the air since 1934. He was also an avid fisherman and passed that love of fishing on to his children, taking them wilderness fishing in Northern Canada the past three years. Al enjoyed golfing, gardening and playing cards. He will be remembered for his boundless energy and his good cheer, bringing cheer to others with his smile and his wink.
Military rites will be conducted by Marion American Legion Post 298.
In memory of Al, a memorial fund has been established at Hospice of Mercy, % Mercy Medical Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403.
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