Jon Barry Sanders
December 23, 1940 — May 8, 2013
Jon “Barry” Sanders, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2013, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Marion, conducted by Pastor Steve Qualben. Arrangements by: Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Sanders of Cedar Rapids; children, Wendy (Russ) Pixler of Ames and Brian Sanders of Seattle, Washington; step-children, Lisa (Archie) Abben, Kristi (Blake) Homewood both of Cedar Rapids and Mindy (Darwin) Carstensen of Marion; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Sandy (Joe) Schumann of Hawthorne, Nevada; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Ramona Sanders; step-daughter Jilane Harnish; and great-grandson, Blaine Luzum.
Barry was born on December 23, 1940, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, son of Tom and Ramona (Goodman) Sanders. He graduated from Benson High School in Omaha Nebraska. Barry moved to Perry Iowa, where he worked for a newspaper and ran a bowling alley. He owned and operated Performance Sales in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On August 17, 1990, he was united in marriage to Connie Bruch at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Barry was an avid member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and a former member of the Elk Lodge. Barry enjoyed golfing, bowling and was a big Nebraska Cornhuskers fan.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Sanders of Cedar Rapids; children, Wendy (Russ) Pixler of Ames and Brian Sanders of Seattle, Washington; step-children, Lisa (Archie) Abben, Kristi (Blake) Homewood both of Cedar Rapids and Mindy (Darwin) Carstensen of Marion; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Sandy (Joe) Schumann of Hawthorne, Nevada; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Ramona Sanders; step-daughter Jilane Harnish; and great-grandson, Blaine Luzum.
Barry was born on December 23, 1940, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, son of Tom and Ramona (Goodman) Sanders. He graduated from Benson High School in Omaha Nebraska. Barry moved to Perry Iowa, where he worked for a newspaper and ran a bowling alley. He owned and operated Performance Sales in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On August 17, 1990, he was united in marriage to Connie Bruch at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Barry was an avid member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and a former member of the Elk Lodge. Barry enjoyed golfing, bowling and was a big Nebraska Cornhuskers fan.
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