George J. Klumpar
January 11, 1915 — April 22, 2003
George J. Klumpar, 88, of West Ridge Care Center, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, after an extended illness. There will be no visitation or service. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
He is survived by his wife, Vera, and two daughters, Priscilla Caviness and husband Jim, and Kathleen Martin and husband Irving; five grandchildren, Ron Caviness, John Caviness, Carol Hickey, Ric Martin, and Linda Tichy. Also surviving are six great-grandchildren, his brother, Emil, and sister, Mary Boubin. He was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Cathy Caviness.
George was born January 11, 1915. He married Vera Herington, January 19, 1936. He retired from the Cedar Rapids Gazette after working there for forty-two years. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Vera, and two daughters, Priscilla Caviness and husband Jim, and Kathleen Martin and husband Irving; five grandchildren, Ron Caviness, John Caviness, Carol Hickey, Ric Martin, and Linda Tichy. Also surviving are six great-grandchildren, his brother, Emil, and sister, Mary Boubin. He was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Cathy Caviness.
George was born January 11, 1915. He married Vera Herington, January 19, 1936. He retired from the Cedar Rapids Gazette after working there for forty-two years. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church.
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