James Darwin Hartgrave
September 21, 1931 — December 11, 2012
James Darwin Hartgrave, 81, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at his daughter’s home. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, December 16, 2012, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the funeral Home. Burial: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Grundy Center.
Survivors include his children, Joe Dean (Elena) Hartgrave Sr. of Iowa City and Lynnice (Rick) Wedewer of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Joe Jr., Chad, Amber and Jamie; great-grandson, Joseph; and siblings, Bob Hartgrave of Fairfax, Betty Craddock of Vinton, Iowa, and Franny Porter of Vinton.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Presley and Ethel Hartgrave; wife, Pearl; two sons, Jaime and Darwin; and nine brothers and sisters.
James was born on September 21, 1931, in Marengo, Iowa, son of Charles Presley and Ethel Hartgrave. He was a foreman at Iowa Concrete Products for 30 Years. James was a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and also a supporter of National Law Enforcement Officers memorial fund and The American Cancer Society.
Memorial Fund has been established.
Survivors include his children, Joe Dean (Elena) Hartgrave Sr. of Iowa City and Lynnice (Rick) Wedewer of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Joe Jr., Chad, Amber and Jamie; great-grandson, Joseph; and siblings, Bob Hartgrave of Fairfax, Betty Craddock of Vinton, Iowa, and Franny Porter of Vinton.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Presley and Ethel Hartgrave; wife, Pearl; two sons, Jaime and Darwin; and nine brothers and sisters.
James was born on September 21, 1931, in Marengo, Iowa, son of Charles Presley and Ethel Hartgrave. He was a foreman at Iowa Concrete Products for 30 Years. James was a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and also a supporter of National Law Enforcement Officers memorial fund and The American Cancer Society.
Memorial Fund has been established.
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