Allen Neale Weaver Sr.
October 10, 1921 — November 12, 2015
Allen Neale Weaver, Sr., 94, passed on November 12, 2015. Family will greet friends from 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 520 Wilson Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Throughout Allen’s adult life, he was known as Neale. Neale was born in Roca, Nebraska (suburb of Lincoln) on October 10, 1921. The family moved to Cedar Rapids in 1929. Neale graduated from Franklin High School in 1939. As a young man he answered the Nation’s call and joined the U.S. Army at the beginning of World War II. He served in England and Europe. During the months of December 1944 through January 1945, he stood a post on the Battle of the Bulge, which was the last major battle of the war in Europe. He was in the U.S. Army for three and a half years. After his separation from the Army at the end of World War II, Neale returned to Cedar Rapids.
In 1945, he walked into Siebke Taylor Jewelry Store on 2nd Avenue in downtown Cedar Rapids to buy a watch and was waited on by a young clerk named Annabell Harger. They married on February 9, 1946. They would live out their lives together until Ann’s death 67 years later. Except for four years in Texas, they lived their entire married life in Cedar Rapids. Neale and Ann were members of the Cedar Rapids Christian Church. Neale retired as a supervisor from Quaker Oats in 1987. In retirement, his favorite pass time was playing golf on the local golf courses. He played gold until he was 87 years old.
He is survived by his five children, Amy Weaver of Cedar Rapids, Annette Weaver (Patrick Nolan) of St. Louis, Missouri, Andy Weaver of Carlsbad California, Arthur (Susan) Weaver of Cedar Rapids and Allen (Robyn) Weaver of Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren, Sydney Weaver of Grants Pass, Oregon, Alexia (Kristian) Garrett of Chicago, Illinois, Cara Vanderburgh of Marion, Iowa, Corey Vanderburgh of Webster Groves, Missouri, Kim(Mike) Roudabush of Marion, Iowa, Paige Henderson of Long Beach, California; two great-grandchildren, Lexi and Jacob Roudabush.
Neal was proceeded in death by his wife, Ann; two brothers, Crandall and James; two sisters, Jane Hansen and Marian Kucera; a grandson, Bret Allen Weaver; and great-grandson, Derek Alan Box.
A memorial fund will be established.
Please share a memory of Neale at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Throughout Allen’s adult life, he was known as Neale. Neale was born in Roca, Nebraska (suburb of Lincoln) on October 10, 1921. The family moved to Cedar Rapids in 1929. Neale graduated from Franklin High School in 1939. As a young man he answered the Nation’s call and joined the U.S. Army at the beginning of World War II. He served in England and Europe. During the months of December 1944 through January 1945, he stood a post on the Battle of the Bulge, which was the last major battle of the war in Europe. He was in the U.S. Army for three and a half years. After his separation from the Army at the end of World War II, Neale returned to Cedar Rapids.
In 1945, he walked into Siebke Taylor Jewelry Store on 2nd Avenue in downtown Cedar Rapids to buy a watch and was waited on by a young clerk named Annabell Harger. They married on February 9, 1946. They would live out their lives together until Ann’s death 67 years later. Except for four years in Texas, they lived their entire married life in Cedar Rapids. Neale and Ann were members of the Cedar Rapids Christian Church. Neale retired as a supervisor from Quaker Oats in 1987. In retirement, his favorite pass time was playing golf on the local golf courses. He played gold until he was 87 years old.
He is survived by his five children, Amy Weaver of Cedar Rapids, Annette Weaver (Patrick Nolan) of St. Louis, Missouri, Andy Weaver of Carlsbad California, Arthur (Susan) Weaver of Cedar Rapids and Allen (Robyn) Weaver of Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren, Sydney Weaver of Grants Pass, Oregon, Alexia (Kristian) Garrett of Chicago, Illinois, Cara Vanderburgh of Marion, Iowa, Corey Vanderburgh of Webster Groves, Missouri, Kim(Mike) Roudabush of Marion, Iowa, Paige Henderson of Long Beach, California; two great-grandchildren, Lexi and Jacob Roudabush.
Neal was proceeded in death by his wife, Ann; two brothers, Crandall and James; two sisters, Jane Hansen and Marian Kucera; a grandson, Bret Allen Weaver; and great-grandson, Derek Alan Box.
A memorial fund will be established.
Please share a memory of Neale at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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