Elmer J Hessenius Jr.
September 27, 1933 — October 16, 2015
Elmer J. Hessenius Jr., 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, October 16, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 23, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, October 22, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial: Walker Cemetery, Walker, Iowa, with Military Rites.
He is survived by his wife Eva of Cedar Rapids; children, Deb (Loren) Ellis, Vera (Dean) Cummings and Char Brandau, all of Independence, Iowa, and Elmer “Johnny” Hessenius III of Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren; 18 step-children; many great-grandchildren, step grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Eleanor Suckow of Cedar Rapids and Evelyn Buol of Centerton, Arkansas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Esther Kimler and Eldon Hessenius.
Elmer was born on September 27, 1933, in Tama County, Iowa, son of Elmer and Emma (Kolpek) Hessenius Sr. He graduated from McKinley High School in Cedar Rapids. He served in the United States Navy in underwater demolition during the Korean War. On July 3, 1993, he married Eva (Mittan) Wright in Cedar Rapids. Elmer worked for Local 43, Blanik Construction and Quaker Oats. He was a member of the American Legion. Elmer enjoyed fishing, traveling, NASCAR and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
A memorial fund has been established in Elmer’s memory.
He is survived by his wife Eva of Cedar Rapids; children, Deb (Loren) Ellis, Vera (Dean) Cummings and Char Brandau, all of Independence, Iowa, and Elmer “Johnny” Hessenius III of Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren; 18 step-children; many great-grandchildren, step grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Eleanor Suckow of Cedar Rapids and Evelyn Buol of Centerton, Arkansas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Esther Kimler and Eldon Hessenius.
Elmer was born on September 27, 1933, in Tama County, Iowa, son of Elmer and Emma (Kolpek) Hessenius Sr. He graduated from McKinley High School in Cedar Rapids. He served in the United States Navy in underwater demolition during the Korean War. On July 3, 1993, he married Eva (Mittan) Wright in Cedar Rapids. Elmer worked for Local 43, Blanik Construction and Quaker Oats. He was a member of the American Legion. Elmer enjoyed fishing, traveling, NASCAR and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
A memorial fund has been established in Elmer’s memory.
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