Verne L. Balster
September 14, 1924 — March 5, 2007
Verne L. Balster, 82, of Marion, died Monday, March 5, 2007, following a long illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Father John Gossman will officiate. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 7 p.m. Friday.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth; a son, Dan; a sister, Joan; a brother, Don; and a niece, Patti (Jeff) Schaeffer and their son, Nicholas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Donald; and a sister, Mary.
Verne was born in Lost Nation, Iowa, on September 14, 1924, the son of Verne Henry Balster and Ellen (Monaghan) Balster. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.On January 7, 1950, he married Ruth West in Marion. Verne had been employed at Rockwell-Collins.
Verne was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, American Legion Post 298 of Marion and Indian Creek Country Club, where he loved playing golf.
Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer?s Association or American Legion Post No. 298 in Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth; a son, Dan; a sister, Joan; a brother, Don; and a niece, Patti (Jeff) Schaeffer and their son, Nicholas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Donald; and a sister, Mary.
Verne was born in Lost Nation, Iowa, on September 14, 1924, the son of Verne Henry Balster and Ellen (Monaghan) Balster. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.On January 7, 1950, he married Ruth West in Marion. Verne had been employed at Rockwell-Collins.
Verne was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, American Legion Post 298 of Marion and Indian Creek Country Club, where he loved playing golf.
Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer?s Association or American Legion Post No. 298 in Marion.
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