Thomas "Tom" G. Vasos
January 22, 1921 — January 8, 2016
Thomas “Tom” G. Vasos, 94, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016, at the Hiawatha Care Center. A private family service will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, Iowa.
Tom is survived by his daughters, Ann (Larry) Morris and Barb (Dick) Knockel, both of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren, Stephanie (Andrew) Kathmann, Ryan (Alicia) Morris, Laura Knockel, Leslie (Tom) Lewis, and Lynnsey Knockel ; five great-grandchildren; and brother-in-law, Robert (Alice) Easterday of Ft. Lupton, Colorado.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean; parents, Gust and Minnie (Pugh) Vasos; brothers, Joseph Jackson, Charles Pugh, and John Vasos; and sisters, Alain Maxwell and Myrtle Rhode.
Tom was born January 22, 1921, in Miami, Iowa. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1940 and served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard Motor Torpedo Boats in the South Pacific. Thomas married Jean Easterday on June 9, 1945 in Newport, Rhode Island. He was a member of the VFW and retired from Cherry Burrell in 1983. Tom and Jean were active in the Merrimix Formal Dance Club. He was a Master Gardener who specialized in beautiful orchids. His greatest enjoyment came from his children, grandchildren, and great- grandchildren.
Memorials will be donated to the WWII PT Boat Museum.
Tom is survived by his daughters, Ann (Larry) Morris and Barb (Dick) Knockel, both of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren, Stephanie (Andrew) Kathmann, Ryan (Alicia) Morris, Laura Knockel, Leslie (Tom) Lewis, and Lynnsey Knockel ; five great-grandchildren; and brother-in-law, Robert (Alice) Easterday of Ft. Lupton, Colorado.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean; parents, Gust and Minnie (Pugh) Vasos; brothers, Joseph Jackson, Charles Pugh, and John Vasos; and sisters, Alain Maxwell and Myrtle Rhode.
Tom was born January 22, 1921, in Miami, Iowa. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1940 and served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard Motor Torpedo Boats in the South Pacific. Thomas married Jean Easterday on June 9, 1945 in Newport, Rhode Island. He was a member of the VFW and retired from Cherry Burrell in 1983. Tom and Jean were active in the Merrimix Formal Dance Club. He was a Master Gardener who specialized in beautiful orchids. His greatest enjoyment came from his children, grandchildren, and great- grandchildren.
Memorials will be donated to the WWII PT Boat Museum.
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