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Thompson, Eldon 'Tom'
Eldon "Tom" Thompson, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a long illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha by the Rev. Dan Krueger. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Lois (Pierce) Thompson; seven children, Robert Thompson, Eldon Thompson III, Ronald Thompson, Richard Thompson, Darlene Thompson, Marshal Thompson and Kristi Thompson; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and four brothers, Kenneth, Robert, Richard and Lyle Engbretson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eldon and Eva (Erickson) Thompson; and two sisters, Helen and Margaret.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Eldon's name.
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