Wayne Wacker

WAYNE JOHN WACKER

Cedar Rapids

Wayne John Wacker, 84,

of Cedar Rapids, passed away Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at

St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at Echo

Hill Presbyterian Church located at 9000 C Ave., Marion. Funeral services

will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at the church.

Burial will take place at

2 p.m. at Springville

Cemetery in Springville. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Marion, is assisting the family with services.

Wayne is survived by his sons, Dennis (Kathy) Wacker of Cedar Rapids and Larry (Laurie) Wacker of Anamosa; seven grandchildren, Jared (Angie) Wacker, Cason (Sarah) Wacker, Dennis John Wacker Jr., Andrea (Justin) Wasson, Amy Wacker, Angus Wacker and Josh Wacker; six great-grandchildren, Ellie, Livie, Luke, Eli, Elianna and Ben; sisters, Margaret "Maggie" Newman of Toddville and Barbara Wacker of California; and brothers, Carlyle (Jan) Wacker of California and Arnold Wacker of Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Donna, in 2005; and two sisters, Helen and Sally.

Wayne was born May 23, 1933, in Bellevue, Iowa, the son of Irvin and Cecelia (Smith) Wacker. He graduated from Monticello High School in 1951. Wayne served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On Feb. 15, 1953, he was united in marriage to Donna Lou Anderson in Amber, Iowa. Wayne worked at Northwestern Bell for 30 years, retiring in 1982. He then went to work for his son at Wacker Electric for 34 years, retiring again in 2013.

Wayne was a member of Echo Hill Presbyterian Church, Marion, and the IBEW Union in Cedar Rapids. He enjoyed spending time with his family and attending his grandchildren's activities.

Wayne was a caring, loving and devoted father, grandfather, brother and friend. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Memorials may be directed to Echo Hill Presbyterian Church, Marion, in Wayne's memory.

Please share a memory of Wayne at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.