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    Thomas G. Van Woert Sr.
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    Thomas G. Van Woert Sr.

    February 17, 1925 - February 18, 2022

    Thomas G. Van Woert Sr., 97, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, February 18, 2022, at Winslow House Care Center. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with a visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow the service at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Thomas was born February 17, 1925, in Canistota, South Dakota, the son of Guy and Clara (Schlueter) Van Woert. He served in the United States Army in 1946 with the occupation forces in Japan. Thomas married Margaret Sommer on April 26, 1952, in Cedar Rapids. He worked at the Wilson meatpacking plant, retiring in the summer of 1984. Survivors include his children, Chris Rossow, Carol Van Woert both of Cedar Rapids, Cathy (Gary) Berggren of Marion, Connie Van Woert of Hiawatha, Iowa, Thomas Van Woert Jr. of Cedar Rapids, Nancy Powell-Bodeen (Johnny Bodeen) of Hiawatha; seven grandchildren, Chad (Cassandra) Rossow, Travis Van Woert, John Berggren, Scott (Elisabeth) Berggren, Corinne (Brandon) Krutzfield, Clara Hoff and Mike Powell; and great-grandchildren, Owen and Josie Berggren, and Lucy Krutzfield. He was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Clara Van Woert; wife, Margaret in 2017; grandson, Brian Beltz; great-grandson Berggren; and brother, Donald Van Woert. Memorials may be directed to the Winslow House Care Center in Marion.

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    Thomas G. Van Woert Sr., 97, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, February 18, 2022, at Winslow House Care Center. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service... View Obituary & Service Information

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