Thomas James "Tom" Iscoll
April 22, 1928 — December 27, 2011
Tom Driscoll, 83, of Marion, went peacefully to be with the Lord on December 27, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday, December 30, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Tom was born on April 22, 1928 and raised in Iowa County where he graduated from Parnell High School. He then moved to Linn County where he worked at Nash Finch Co, Milwaukee Railroad and others before going into the service during the Korean War. He was assigned to the 341st military police and the 3rd army. On November 17, 1951, he was united in marriage to Helen at Immaculate Conception Church in Cedar Rapids. After the service he worked for 31 years for a little radio company in Cedar Rapids (Collins) as a supervisor for Chuck Draker in the Engineering and Research Labs with many hundreds of great engineering technicians. He retired and for the next 20 plus years enjoyed putting 400,000 miles on his Mobile Traveler. His travels included the United States, Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Taiwan, and the Islands of the South Pacific of which his favorite was Fiji. He and his lovely wife Helen raised a family of ten children. Tom was a religious man with big heart who enjoyed the outdoors and helping others.
Tom is survived by his wife of 60 years; Helen Driscoll, his children Marian (Mike) Loeffler, Wanda (Vance) Gordon, Linda (Roy) Rhodes, Gary (Lin) Driscoll, Carol (Brian) Davis, Joan (Steve) Forsyth, Brenda (Scott) Bertrand, Gregg (Kim) Driscoll, Brian (Sue) Driscoll, Sheila (Paul) Speral; 19 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many special nieces and nephews that were dear to his heart.
He was preceded in death by his five sisters Mary (Ivan) Kaefring, Bea (Dick) Sweeney, Sister Christine (Anna-Marie), Catherine (Bob) Markee, Patricia Kern, two brothers Joe (Pat) Driscoll, Patty (Maxine) Driscoll, his parents Daniel and Mary (Dalton) Driscoll, and his grandson Jacob Driscoll.
The family would like to thank the nursing staff and hospice of Mercy Medical Center for their care and compassion.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in Tom’s honor
Please sign the online guest book for Tom at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Tom was born on April 22, 1928 and raised in Iowa County where he graduated from Parnell High School. He then moved to Linn County where he worked at Nash Finch Co, Milwaukee Railroad and others before going into the service during the Korean War. He was assigned to the 341st military police and the 3rd army. On November 17, 1951, he was united in marriage to Helen at Immaculate Conception Church in Cedar Rapids. After the service he worked for 31 years for a little radio company in Cedar Rapids (Collins) as a supervisor for Chuck Draker in the Engineering and Research Labs with many hundreds of great engineering technicians. He retired and for the next 20 plus years enjoyed putting 400,000 miles on his Mobile Traveler. His travels included the United States, Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Taiwan, and the Islands of the South Pacific of which his favorite was Fiji. He and his lovely wife Helen raised a family of ten children. Tom was a religious man with big heart who enjoyed the outdoors and helping others.
Tom is survived by his wife of 60 years; Helen Driscoll, his children Marian (Mike) Loeffler, Wanda (Vance) Gordon, Linda (Roy) Rhodes, Gary (Lin) Driscoll, Carol (Brian) Davis, Joan (Steve) Forsyth, Brenda (Scott) Bertrand, Gregg (Kim) Driscoll, Brian (Sue) Driscoll, Sheila (Paul) Speral; 19 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many special nieces and nephews that were dear to his heart.
He was preceded in death by his five sisters Mary (Ivan) Kaefring, Bea (Dick) Sweeney, Sister Christine (Anna-Marie), Catherine (Bob) Markee, Patricia Kern, two brothers Joe (Pat) Driscoll, Patty (Maxine) Driscoll, his parents Daniel and Mary (Dalton) Driscoll, and his grandson Jacob Driscoll.
The family would like to thank the nursing staff and hospice of Mercy Medical Center for their care and compassion.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in Tom’s honor
Please sign the online guest book for Tom at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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