Carroll Walter Wittman
November 17, 1916 — May 26, 2007
Carroll W. Wittman, 90, of 4325 Council Street N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, May 26, 2007, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from congestive heart failure. Services: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Linda Livingston. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 28, 2007, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Mable; daughters, Corrine “Kay” Sutton of Marion, Iowa and Phyllis (Roger) Wright of Keota, Iowa; grandchildren, Brad Wright, Brian Wright, Paula Wright, Scott Sutton and Sheryl Sutton; and great grandchildren, Erica Wright, Leah Wright, Taylor Wright, Erin Wright, Ellen Wright, Justin Dolley, Alizabeth Sutton and Alex Sutton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; Clara and John Wittman; brothers, Leroy Wittman and Julius Wittman; son-in-law, Ron Sutton; and great grandchild, Julian Vernon Sutton Dolley.
Carroll was born November 17, 1916, in Elkport, Iowa, the son of John and Clara (Bahr) Wittman. On September 15, 1939, he married Mable Y. Sprague in Elkader, Iowa. He worked for Bob Rush, Skogman and St. Luke’s Hospital as a carpenter for 16 years, retiring in 1982.
Carroll was a sportsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Carpenters Union and enjoyed working on cars.
Memorials may be made in Carroll’s memory to Ascention Lutheran Church, 2210 Grand Avenue, Marion, Iowa 52302 or St. Luke’s Hospice, 1026 A Avenue N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402.
Survivors include his wife, Mable; daughters, Corrine “Kay” Sutton of Marion, Iowa and Phyllis (Roger) Wright of Keota, Iowa; grandchildren, Brad Wright, Brian Wright, Paula Wright, Scott Sutton and Sheryl Sutton; and great grandchildren, Erica Wright, Leah Wright, Taylor Wright, Erin Wright, Ellen Wright, Justin Dolley, Alizabeth Sutton and Alex Sutton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; Clara and John Wittman; brothers, Leroy Wittman and Julius Wittman; son-in-law, Ron Sutton; and great grandchild, Julian Vernon Sutton Dolley.
Carroll was born November 17, 1916, in Elkport, Iowa, the son of John and Clara (Bahr) Wittman. On September 15, 1939, he married Mable Y. Sprague in Elkader, Iowa. He worked for Bob Rush, Skogman and St. Luke’s Hospital as a carpenter for 16 years, retiring in 1982.
Carroll was a sportsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Carpenters Union and enjoyed working on cars.
Memorials may be made in Carroll’s memory to Ascention Lutheran Church, 2210 Grand Avenue, Marion, Iowa 52302 or St. Luke’s Hospice, 1026 A Avenue N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402.
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