Lyle Edward Vance, Sr.
August 27, 1943 — July 13, 2016
Lyle E. Vance, Sr., 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at the Oldorf Hospice House, Hiawatha, Iowa. Services: 2:30 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Lyle was born on August 27, 1943, in Clarksville, Iowa, the son of Willie & Irene (Gallmeyer) Vance. He graduated from the high school in Hazelton, Iowa. Lyle entered the US Navy in 1961 serving during the Vietnam War. Upon his discharge in 1966, Lyle went to work for Quaker Oats as a machine operator. He retired in 2001 after 35 years. On May 11, 1991, Lyle married Carol Hadrava in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Lyle is survived by his wife, Carol of Cedar Rapids; his children, Irene Corson, Martha Vance, Sue Helman all of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Lyle Vance, Jr. of Cedar Rapids, Amanda Vance of Oelwein, Iowa, Brian Vance of Independence, Iowa, Helen (Bill) Greene of Oelwein, Mike (Barbara) Vance of West Virginia, JoLynne (Milt) Giersberg of Cedar Rapids and Bill (Amy) Kiesel of Cedar Rapids; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brothers, Kenneth (LaVonne), Danny (Florence), Frank, Tom (Edna), Marion (Carol), Robert, Pat, and Bill (Marietta) Vance; and sisters, Bernadine Johnson, Nancy Torus, and Mary Jo (Frank) Thurn.
Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, Willie & Irene Vance and his sister, Rhonda “Sue” Vance.
Lyle loved children and being the Westdale Santa. He enjoyed gardening and the wintering in Florida.
Please share a memory of Lyle at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituary.
Lyle was born on August 27, 1943, in Clarksville, Iowa, the son of Willie & Irene (Gallmeyer) Vance. He graduated from the high school in Hazelton, Iowa. Lyle entered the US Navy in 1961 serving during the Vietnam War. Upon his discharge in 1966, Lyle went to work for Quaker Oats as a machine operator. He retired in 2001 after 35 years. On May 11, 1991, Lyle married Carol Hadrava in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Lyle is survived by his wife, Carol of Cedar Rapids; his children, Irene Corson, Martha Vance, Sue Helman all of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Lyle Vance, Jr. of Cedar Rapids, Amanda Vance of Oelwein, Iowa, Brian Vance of Independence, Iowa, Helen (Bill) Greene of Oelwein, Mike (Barbara) Vance of West Virginia, JoLynne (Milt) Giersberg of Cedar Rapids and Bill (Amy) Kiesel of Cedar Rapids; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brothers, Kenneth (LaVonne), Danny (Florence), Frank, Tom (Edna), Marion (Carol), Robert, Pat, and Bill (Marietta) Vance; and sisters, Bernadine Johnson, Nancy Torus, and Mary Jo (Frank) Thurn.
Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, Willie & Irene Vance and his sister, Rhonda “Sue” Vance.
Lyle loved children and being the Westdale Santa. He enjoyed gardening and the wintering in Florida.
Please share a memory of Lyle at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituary.
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