John Robert Horton
April 25, 1929 — March 19, 2009
John Robert Horton, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, March 19, 2009, at Meadow View Memory Care Village, Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 Monday, March 23, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Pastor Jonathan Offt. The family will greet friends from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife of nearly 53 years, Marlene; his children, Jay (Allison Kave) Horton of Brooklyn, New York, and Dee Ann (John) Warren of North Liberty; and two grandchildren, Clay and Jonah Warren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Floyd; his mother, Maxine Lee; stepfather, Robert Lee; and a sister, Kathryn Calderbank.
John was born April 25, 1929, the son of Floyd and Maxine (Strayer) Horton, in Estherville, Iowa. A 1947 graduate from Roosevelt High School in Estherville, he attended Estherville Junior College and then served his country with the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict as a Staff Sergeant. On June 9, 1956, John was united in marriage to Marlene Rammelsberg in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.S.C. degree in 1956. John worked for Western Fraternal Life Insurance, retiring in 1994, after 17 years of service.
John was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. He was President of Iowa Fraternal Congress and the Iowa Chapter of Fraternal Insurance Counselors. John enjoyed woodworking, tennis, swimming and bird watching.
Memorials may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church, 1363 1st Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, or Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade Street, Iowa City, IA 52240, in memory of John.
Survivors include his wife of nearly 53 years, Marlene; his children, Jay (Allison Kave) Horton of Brooklyn, New York, and Dee Ann (John) Warren of North Liberty; and two grandchildren, Clay and Jonah Warren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Floyd; his mother, Maxine Lee; stepfather, Robert Lee; and a sister, Kathryn Calderbank.
John was born April 25, 1929, the son of Floyd and Maxine (Strayer) Horton, in Estherville, Iowa. A 1947 graduate from Roosevelt High School in Estherville, he attended Estherville Junior College and then served his country with the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict as a Staff Sergeant. On June 9, 1956, John was united in marriage to Marlene Rammelsberg in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.S.C. degree in 1956. John worked for Western Fraternal Life Insurance, retiring in 1994, after 17 years of service.
John was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. He was President of Iowa Fraternal Congress and the Iowa Chapter of Fraternal Insurance Counselors. John enjoyed woodworking, tennis, swimming and bird watching.
Memorials may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church, 1363 1st Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, or Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade Street, Iowa City, IA 52240, in memory of John.
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