Michael K Montgomery
September 27, 1938 — January 6, 2006
Michael K Montgomery, 67, of Center Point, Iowa, much loved husband, father, and brother, died Friday, January 6, 2006, in his home of Merkel cell carcinoma. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 9, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, Iowa, by the Revs. Leo and Sheri Andersen. The family will greet friends from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Alice Cemetery, Center Point, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife, Verlene; his son, Timm (Deborah) Montgomery; four daughters, Terri (Greg) Butterfield, Amy (John) Hromidko, Jean Ann (Dave) Walter, and Beth (Jason) Otto all of Center Point. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Christopher Butterfield, Samantha and Nathan Walter, and Alyssa and Hannah Otto; and a sister, Suzanne Montgomery of Woodstock, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Michael was born September 27, 1938, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of L.W. and Shirley (Hainline) Montgomery. On September 24, 1960, he was united in marriage to Verlene Kruse in Central City. Michael was raised in Afton, Iowa, and moved to the Cedar Rapids area in 1955. He has lived in Center Point since 1966. He was a truck driver for Jensen Transport for 4 years, Vitalis Trucking for 18 years, and most recently for Wynne Transport for 15 years until his retirement in January of 2004.
Michael was born with a curious mind that he filled with an astounding array of knowledge and facts about topics both practical and arcane. His interests were too broad and diverse to list, but tops among them were bird watching and other aspects of nature and wildlife, woodworking, collecting and shooting guns, and collecting books on dozens of topics. Those who knew Michael were continually impressed by his wealth of knowledge which was balanced by a quick wit and a sense of humor that found the amusing and ridiculous in life and in himself.
He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Teamsters Union. He was also the past president of the Center Point Lions Club.
A memorial fund has been established in Michael?s memory.
Survivors include his wife, Verlene; his son, Timm (Deborah) Montgomery; four daughters, Terri (Greg) Butterfield, Amy (John) Hromidko, Jean Ann (Dave) Walter, and Beth (Jason) Otto all of Center Point. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Christopher Butterfield, Samantha and Nathan Walter, and Alyssa and Hannah Otto; and a sister, Suzanne Montgomery of Woodstock, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Michael was born September 27, 1938, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of L.W. and Shirley (Hainline) Montgomery. On September 24, 1960, he was united in marriage to Verlene Kruse in Central City. Michael was raised in Afton, Iowa, and moved to the Cedar Rapids area in 1955. He has lived in Center Point since 1966. He was a truck driver for Jensen Transport for 4 years, Vitalis Trucking for 18 years, and most recently for Wynne Transport for 15 years until his retirement in January of 2004.
Michael was born with a curious mind that he filled with an astounding array of knowledge and facts about topics both practical and arcane. His interests were too broad and diverse to list, but tops among them were bird watching and other aspects of nature and wildlife, woodworking, collecting and shooting guns, and collecting books on dozens of topics. Those who knew Michael were continually impressed by his wealth of knowledge which was balanced by a quick wit and a sense of humor that found the amusing and ridiculous in life and in himself.
He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Teamsters Union. He was also the past president of the Center Point Lions Club.
A memorial fund has been established in Michael?s memory.
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