Phillip Earl Moorhead
May 31, 1922 — October 6, 2010
Phillip E. Moorhead, 88, of 3505 English Glen Ave., Marion, died at his home of cancer on October 4, 2010. Funeral Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Mike Morgan. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Edith; two sons, Alan (Bonnie) of Coralville, and Steven (Karen) of Arlington Heights, IL; 5 grandchildren; and a sister, Patricia Schloasser of Lake Placid, FL.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Peg Smith.
Phillip was born May 31, 1922 in West Branch, Iowa, the son of Henry & Margueritte Moorhead. He graduated from West Branch High School and the University of Iowa with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was employed 37 years at Rockwell Collins. He was in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He married Edith Sleichter on August 20, 1948. Phillip was a member of First United Methodist Church and served on several boards and committees. He was a Scout Master for Boy Scouts of America, Troop 35, a volunteer for Churches of Marion Food Pantry and Elderhostel.
Memorials can be given to First United Methodist Church or Mercy Hospice.
Please sign our online guestbook for Phillip at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Edith; two sons, Alan (Bonnie) of Coralville, and Steven (Karen) of Arlington Heights, IL; 5 grandchildren; and a sister, Patricia Schloasser of Lake Placid, FL.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Peg Smith.
Phillip was born May 31, 1922 in West Branch, Iowa, the son of Henry & Margueritte Moorhead. He graduated from West Branch High School and the University of Iowa with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was employed 37 years at Rockwell Collins. He was in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He married Edith Sleichter on August 20, 1948. Phillip was a member of First United Methodist Church and served on several boards and committees. He was a Scout Master for Boy Scouts of America, Troop 35, a volunteer for Churches of Marion Food Pantry and Elderhostel.
Memorials can be given to First United Methodist Church or Mercy Hospice.
Please sign our online guestbook for Phillip at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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