William G. "Bill" Niffenegger
September 9, 1918 — January 22, 2011
William “Bill” Niffenegger, 92, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, January 22, 2011, at the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with military honors. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his children, Dorothy Hora of Tipton, Rita (David) Smith of Atkins, Leo (Karen) Niffenegger of Marion and Nancy (Thomas) Detweiler of Hiawatha; daughter-in-law, Kim Niffenegger of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a brother-in-law, Wallace Smith of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Arlyce; son, Guy Niffenegger; and four sisters, Annie Gintert, Irene Wilkinson, Margaret Kemp and Faith Trenary.
Bill was born September 9, 1918, the son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Teeter) Niffenegger, in Center Point, Iowa. A graduate from Center Point High School, he worked at Beverly Stockyards as a cowboy. Bill served his country during World War II with the United States Army. On December 5, 1945, he was united in marriage to Marjorie Arlyce Smith in Cedar Rapids. He worked as an auto body repairman in Cedar Rapids, retiring in 1982 from Bob Zimmerman Ford Dealership. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing bingo and gambling.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Bill.
Survivors include his children, Dorothy Hora of Tipton, Rita (David) Smith of Atkins, Leo (Karen) Niffenegger of Marion and Nancy (Thomas) Detweiler of Hiawatha; daughter-in-law, Kim Niffenegger of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a brother-in-law, Wallace Smith of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Arlyce; son, Guy Niffenegger; and four sisters, Annie Gintert, Irene Wilkinson, Margaret Kemp and Faith Trenary.
Bill was born September 9, 1918, the son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Teeter) Niffenegger, in Center Point, Iowa. A graduate from Center Point High School, he worked at Beverly Stockyards as a cowboy. Bill served his country during World War II with the United States Army. On December 5, 1945, he was united in marriage to Marjorie Arlyce Smith in Cedar Rapids. He worked as an auto body repairman in Cedar Rapids, retiring in 1982 from Bob Zimmerman Ford Dealership. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing bingo and gambling.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Bill.
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