Leland Wayne Nowadzky
February 29, 1928 — March 12, 2017
Leland Wayne Nowadzky, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, March 12, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Pastor Phil Jorgensen will officiate. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Leland Wayne Nowadzky was born February 29, 1928, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Archie and Edna (Coates) Nowadzky. He married Ruth Ellen Storm on June 3, 1950, in Wyoming, Iowa, and had two children, Beverly and Jerry. Lee joined the Army in 1945, and served in the Medical Battalion in Korea. Upon returning, he graduated from Roosevelt High School, Cedar Rapids, in 1949. He worked at LaPlante-Choate, Allis Chalmers, and Harnischfeger for a combined 37 years. Lee was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church for more than 50 years. He was also a member of UAW Retirees Club and the Waltonian Archers Club. Lee loved bowling, fishing, hunting and his favorite pastime, music
Survivors include his wife, Ruth; children, Beverly (Nowadzky) Clymer and Jerry (Susan) Nowadzky; five grandchildren; John S. (Teresa) Clymer, Lori Clymer, Spencer (Judy) Nowadzky, Jessie (Brian) Dirks, Sam Nowadzky; twelve great-grandchildren, Alexis, Daisy and Johnny Clymer, Colton Lee, Lauryn, Kaitlyn, and Lane Nowadzky, Rachel, Keegan, and Isaiah Dirks, Travis, Katie, and many nieces and nephews.
Lee was preceded in death by his parents, Art and Edna Nowadzky, sister, Maxine Strauss and a son-in-law.
Memorial may be directed to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 3634 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 or the donor’s choice.
Leland Wayne Nowadzky was born February 29, 1928, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Archie and Edna (Coates) Nowadzky. He married Ruth Ellen Storm on June 3, 1950, in Wyoming, Iowa, and had two children, Beverly and Jerry. Lee joined the Army in 1945, and served in the Medical Battalion in Korea. Upon returning, he graduated from Roosevelt High School, Cedar Rapids, in 1949. He worked at LaPlante-Choate, Allis Chalmers, and Harnischfeger for a combined 37 years. Lee was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church for more than 50 years. He was also a member of UAW Retirees Club and the Waltonian Archers Club. Lee loved bowling, fishing, hunting and his favorite pastime, music
Survivors include his wife, Ruth; children, Beverly (Nowadzky) Clymer and Jerry (Susan) Nowadzky; five grandchildren; John S. (Teresa) Clymer, Lori Clymer, Spencer (Judy) Nowadzky, Jessie (Brian) Dirks, Sam Nowadzky; twelve great-grandchildren, Alexis, Daisy and Johnny Clymer, Colton Lee, Lauryn, Kaitlyn, and Lane Nowadzky, Rachel, Keegan, and Isaiah Dirks, Travis, Katie, and many nieces and nephews.
Lee was preceded in death by his parents, Art and Edna Nowadzky, sister, Maxine Strauss and a son-in-law.
Memorial may be directed to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 3634 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 or the donor’s choice.
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