Joseph Petrick
October 30, 1923 — September 30, 2010
Joseph Petrick, 86, of Prairieburg, died Thursday, September 30, 2010, at Mercy Hallmar Residential Care in Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairieburg by Rev. Wayne Droessler. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, October 4, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City with a scripture service beginning at 7 p.m. Burial: St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Prairieburg.
Survivors include his wife, Leonore; 10 children, Linda (Douglas) Peet of Cedar Rapids, Elaine (Dennis) Fayhee of Paris, IL, Nancy (Donald) Shields of Cedar Rapids, Susan (Merle) Recker of Gillette, WY, Jane (Leland) Loux of Sac City, William (Toni) Petrick of Diamond Head, MS, Richard (Christina) Petrick of Evansdale, Kenneth (Cinda) Petrick of Anamosa, Ronald (Kathy) Petrick of Martelle, and Carol Hewitt of Cedar Rapids; 22 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Wesley (Anna May) Petrick of Manchester; sister, Rose (George) Mullis of Central City, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; half-brother, Clarence Ruley, half-sister, Agnes Amos; brother, Thomas Petrick, sisters, Lillian Shover and Josephine Smith, and a grandson, Benjamin Petrick, in infancy.
Joseph was born October 30, 1923, near Prairieburg, the son of Joseph and Anna (Lawrence) Petrick, Sr. On October 11, 1945, Joseph was united in marriage to Leonore Holub at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Prairieburg. He farmed most of his life in the Prairieburg area. Joseph enjoyed fishing, playing cards, mushroom hunting, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Please sign our online guestbook for Joseph at ww.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Survivors include his wife, Leonore; 10 children, Linda (Douglas) Peet of Cedar Rapids, Elaine (Dennis) Fayhee of Paris, IL, Nancy (Donald) Shields of Cedar Rapids, Susan (Merle) Recker of Gillette, WY, Jane (Leland) Loux of Sac City, William (Toni) Petrick of Diamond Head, MS, Richard (Christina) Petrick of Evansdale, Kenneth (Cinda) Petrick of Anamosa, Ronald (Kathy) Petrick of Martelle, and Carol Hewitt of Cedar Rapids; 22 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Wesley (Anna May) Petrick of Manchester; sister, Rose (George) Mullis of Central City, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; half-brother, Clarence Ruley, half-sister, Agnes Amos; brother, Thomas Petrick, sisters, Lillian Shover and Josephine Smith, and a grandson, Benjamin Petrick, in infancy.
Joseph was born October 30, 1923, near Prairieburg, the son of Joseph and Anna (Lawrence) Petrick, Sr. On October 11, 1945, Joseph was united in marriage to Leonore Holub at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Prairieburg. He farmed most of his life in the Prairieburg area. Joseph enjoyed fishing, playing cards, mushroom hunting, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Please sign our online guestbook for Joseph at ww.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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