Ernest "Ernie" Shoemaker
January 13, 1937 — December 23, 2017
Ernest “Ernie” Shoemaker, 80, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, December 23, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Ernie was born January 13, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Earl and Oda (Woodruff) Shoemaker. Ernie married his wife Velma Scholl, on May 29, 1955, in Nebraska. In 1956, he began to serve his county in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1962. He worked at a rock quarry in Nebraska and later became a diesel mechanic at Hawkeye International Trucking. Ernie enjoyed working on stock cars and he loved to go fishing. He was an avid Nebraska Cornhusker football fan and also a proud member of American Legion Post # 671, Swisher, Iowa.
Ernie is survived by his wife, Velma; children, Robert (Cody) Shoemaker of Marengo, Iowa, Harold (Jennifer) Shoemaker of Cedar Rapids; grandkids, Gena, Heather, Amber, Zachary; great-grandkids, Leah, Spencer, Sterling, Nathan, Ethan; and siblings, Charlotte (Charles) Wagner of Tecumseh, Nebraska, and Harold (Ann) Shoemaker of Omaha, Nebraska.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and three brothers.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project, in Ernie’s name.
Ernie was born January 13, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Earl and Oda (Woodruff) Shoemaker. Ernie married his wife Velma Scholl, on May 29, 1955, in Nebraska. In 1956, he began to serve his county in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1962. He worked at a rock quarry in Nebraska and later became a diesel mechanic at Hawkeye International Trucking. Ernie enjoyed working on stock cars and he loved to go fishing. He was an avid Nebraska Cornhusker football fan and also a proud member of American Legion Post # 671, Swisher, Iowa.
Ernie is survived by his wife, Velma; children, Robert (Cody) Shoemaker of Marengo, Iowa, Harold (Jennifer) Shoemaker of Cedar Rapids; grandkids, Gena, Heather, Amber, Zachary; great-grandkids, Leah, Spencer, Sterling, Nathan, Ethan; and siblings, Charlotte (Charles) Wagner of Tecumseh, Nebraska, and Harold (Ann) Shoemaker of Omaha, Nebraska.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and three brothers.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project, in Ernie’s name.
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