Garland "Gar" Dean Mccormick
February 24, 1948 — November 3, 2014
Gar McCormick, 66, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, November 3, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 520 Wilson Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, where the family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m. until service time. Inurnment: Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills, Iowa.
Garland Dean McCormick was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on February 24, 1948, to Hubert and Ruby (Carson) McCormick. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1966. He was then offered a scholarship to play football at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls and later at Washburn University in Kansas where he received his BA degree in physical rehabilitation.
Gar is survived by his daughter, Ami Rosen of Cedar Falls and her daughter Sarah; brothers, Spencer McCormick of the Philippines; Craig (Cheryl) McCormick and Scott (Karen Pierce) Kelsey, all of Cedar Rapids; his sister, Etta (Jim) Gilchrist of Glenwood, Iowa; nephews, Travis, Brian, Brett, Daniel, Kevin and Nathan; and nieces, Kristin, Brooke and Maggie.
Gar was preceded in death by his parents and his stepfather, Douglas Kelsey and longtime companion Helen Waldo.
A memorial fund has been established in Gar’s memory.
Garland Dean McCormick was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on February 24, 1948, to Hubert and Ruby (Carson) McCormick. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1966. He was then offered a scholarship to play football at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls and later at Washburn University in Kansas where he received his BA degree in physical rehabilitation.
Gar is survived by his daughter, Ami Rosen of Cedar Falls and her daughter Sarah; brothers, Spencer McCormick of the Philippines; Craig (Cheryl) McCormick and Scott (Karen Pierce) Kelsey, all of Cedar Rapids; his sister, Etta (Jim) Gilchrist of Glenwood, Iowa; nephews, Travis, Brian, Brett, Daniel, Kevin and Nathan; and nieces, Kristin, Brooke and Maggie.
Gar was preceded in death by his parents and his stepfather, Douglas Kelsey and longtime companion Helen Waldo.
A memorial fund has been established in Gar’s memory.
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