Thomas Scalise
September 19, 1943 — July 9, 2019
Thomas Scalise, 75, of Shellsburg, formerly of Des Moines, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1735 11th Street NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from 4 – 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Thomas was born September 19, 1943, the son of James and Dorothy (Krueger) Scalise. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines. Thomas was a welder at Pittsburg Steel. He also worked at FMC and Per Mar Security. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Vietnam War.
Thomas is survived by his daughter, Tammy Tesar; son, Kevin Scalise; granddaughter, Breeanne Tesar; grandson, Logan Tesar; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Billie Jean; two brothers, James and Donald Scalise; and mother-in-law and father-in-law, Betty and Loren Craft.
Thomas was born September 19, 1943, the son of James and Dorothy (Krueger) Scalise. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines. Thomas was a welder at Pittsburg Steel. He also worked at FMC and Per Mar Security. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Vietnam War.
Thomas is survived by his daughter, Tammy Tesar; son, Kevin Scalise; granddaughter, Breeanne Tesar; grandson, Logan Tesar; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Billie Jean; two brothers, James and Donald Scalise; and mother-in-law and father-in-law, Betty and Loren Craft.
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