Hanna, Lyle W.

Lyle W. Hanna, 65, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, following a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday at Linn Grove Presbyterian Church, rural Mount Vernon. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 until 5 p.m. at Morgan Funeral Home, Mount Vernon. Burial: Linn Grove Cemetery, with military rites.

Surviving Lyle are his wife, Sandi; children, Kevin and wife Candace, and their children, Allyson, Kaleb and Travis Hanna, Clinton, Tenn.; Kim and husband Jim, and their children, Isaac, Hanna and Micah Langley, Cedar Rapids; Ryan and wife Teresa, and their children, Sadie and Levi, rural Martelle; and Brandon and wife Annie Hanna of Austin, Texas. Lyle is also survived by his mother, Ruth Clark Hanna, Mount Vernon; and a sister, Janice and husband Charles Kaylor, Gallatin, Tenn.

Lyle was preceded in death by a son, Aaron Hanna; and his father, Sherman Hanna.

Lyle was born Dec. 13, 1945, in Humeston, Iowa. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School and attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. Lyle served with the U.S. Navy as a Seabee from 1965 until 1969. He was a manufacturing and industrial engineer for most of his career, but also utilized his many talents by serving as a country club manager, truck driver, blueprint-reading instructor, and a certified nurse's aide and medical technician.

Lyle was a founding member of the Eastern Iowa Brass Band, in which he played for 20 years. He was also a member of Linn Grove Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder and trustee for many years. Lyle was an outgoing, fun-loving character who was loved by his friends and cherished by his family.

The family requests no flowers or green plants.

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