Ralph Eldon Gillmore
August 28, 1920 — September 8, 2011
Ralph Eldon Gillmore, 91, of Springville, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Springville Cemetery, Springville.
Survivors include his significant other, Darlene Kerr of Coggon; 4 sons, Eldon (Shirley) Gillmore of Martelle, Gerry (Nancy) Gillmore of Springville, Joe (Tami) Gillmore of Springville, and Randy Gillmore of Phoenix, AZ; a sister, Marjory Sailor of Cedar Rapids; brother, Bob (Betty) Gillmore of Phoenix, AZ; 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, Lucas (Carissa) Gillmore of Woodward, IA, and their son, Keegan, Josette Gillmore of Martelle, Bobbi Jo Gillmore of Marion; Cindy (Willis) Heitshusen of Center Point, and their children, Hadley, Kendall, and Harlyn, Russ (Dee) Wagaman of Springville, and their children, Megan, Madi, and Rhenden; Tyler and Carter Gillmore of Springville; and a sister-in-law, Darlene Carpenter of Earlville. Also surviving are many loving family members.
He was preceded in death by his wife; 2 brothers; and 1 sister.
Ralph was born August 28, 1920, in Linn County, the son of David E. and Hazel (Hampton) Gillmore. On June 3, 1938, Ralph was united in marriage to Genevieve Carpenter in Cedar Rapids. She died May 21, 1993. Ralph was a lifelong dairy farmer in the Springville area.
A memorial fund has been established in Ralph’s honor.
Please sign our online guestbook for Ralph at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Survivors include his significant other, Darlene Kerr of Coggon; 4 sons, Eldon (Shirley) Gillmore of Martelle, Gerry (Nancy) Gillmore of Springville, Joe (Tami) Gillmore of Springville, and Randy Gillmore of Phoenix, AZ; a sister, Marjory Sailor of Cedar Rapids; brother, Bob (Betty) Gillmore of Phoenix, AZ; 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, Lucas (Carissa) Gillmore of Woodward, IA, and their son, Keegan, Josette Gillmore of Martelle, Bobbi Jo Gillmore of Marion; Cindy (Willis) Heitshusen of Center Point, and their children, Hadley, Kendall, and Harlyn, Russ (Dee) Wagaman of Springville, and their children, Megan, Madi, and Rhenden; Tyler and Carter Gillmore of Springville; and a sister-in-law, Darlene Carpenter of Earlville. Also surviving are many loving family members.
He was preceded in death by his wife; 2 brothers; and 1 sister.
Ralph was born August 28, 1920, in Linn County, the son of David E. and Hazel (Hampton) Gillmore. On June 3, 1938, Ralph was united in marriage to Genevieve Carpenter in Cedar Rapids. She died May 21, 1993. Ralph was a lifelong dairy farmer in the Springville area.
A memorial fund has been established in Ralph’s honor.
Please sign our online guestbook for Ralph at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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