Wayne Lavern Grimm
August 25, 1932 — January 26, 2008
Wayne Lavern Grimm, 75, of Central City, died Saturday, January 26, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at the Gospel Light Baptist Church, Marion, by the Rev. Ron Morrow. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shellsburg Cemetery, Shellsburg, with military honors.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; his children, Ivan Grimm of Cedar Rapids, Cecilia (Patrick) Michael of Vinton, Carma (Andrew) Burrows of Warrenton, Missouri, Brenda (Lee) Heims and Lorena (Jergade) Poyner, both of Cedar Rapids; his stepchildren, Nile Richard (Deb) Mentzer, Jr. of Central City, Nelson (Dawn) Mentzer of Springville and Sandra (Rodney) Moyer of Central City; five grandchildren, Brooke (Josh) Ritter of Shellsburg, Brian (Janie Piechowski) Michael of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Brandon Michael of Vinton, Alisha Lindsay of Kansas City, Missouri and Deidra Lindsay, of Warrenton, Missouri; four stepgrandchildren, Melissa Mentzer of Marion, Anthony Mentzer of Central City, Jennifer (Justin) Kerper of Marion and Michael Mentzer of Springville; five great-grandchildren; four brothers, Dick (Berdina) Grimm, Ronnie Grimm, Delbert Grimm, all of Cedar Rapids, and Bennie (Donna) Grimm of Ely; and a sister, Beverly (Bill) Ballard of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Nadine in 1980; two brothers, Ernest “Jack” and Glenn Grimm; and a sister, Margie Ballard.
Wayne was born August 25, 1932, the son of Harold and Edith (Gingrich) Grimm in Keystone, Iowa. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On April 2, 1983, he married Betty Kessinger in Urbana, Iowa. A farmer, Wayne also worked for Prestressed Concrete, retiring in 1986 after 27 years of service. He was a member of the Gospel Light Baptist Church and a former member of the Shellsburg Volunteer Fire Department and Shellsburg American Legion.
Military honors by Shellsburg American Legion
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Wayne.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; his children, Ivan Grimm of Cedar Rapids, Cecilia (Patrick) Michael of Vinton, Carma (Andrew) Burrows of Warrenton, Missouri, Brenda (Lee) Heims and Lorena (Jergade) Poyner, both of Cedar Rapids; his stepchildren, Nile Richard (Deb) Mentzer, Jr. of Central City, Nelson (Dawn) Mentzer of Springville and Sandra (Rodney) Moyer of Central City; five grandchildren, Brooke (Josh) Ritter of Shellsburg, Brian (Janie Piechowski) Michael of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Brandon Michael of Vinton, Alisha Lindsay of Kansas City, Missouri and Deidra Lindsay, of Warrenton, Missouri; four stepgrandchildren, Melissa Mentzer of Marion, Anthony Mentzer of Central City, Jennifer (Justin) Kerper of Marion and Michael Mentzer of Springville; five great-grandchildren; four brothers, Dick (Berdina) Grimm, Ronnie Grimm, Delbert Grimm, all of Cedar Rapids, and Bennie (Donna) Grimm of Ely; and a sister, Beverly (Bill) Ballard of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Nadine in 1980; two brothers, Ernest “Jack” and Glenn Grimm; and a sister, Margie Ballard.
Wayne was born August 25, 1932, the son of Harold and Edith (Gingrich) Grimm in Keystone, Iowa. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On April 2, 1983, he married Betty Kessinger in Urbana, Iowa. A farmer, Wayne also worked for Prestressed Concrete, retiring in 1986 after 27 years of service. He was a member of the Gospel Light Baptist Church and a former member of the Shellsburg Volunteer Fire Department and Shellsburg American Legion.
Military honors by Shellsburg American Legion
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Wayne.
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