John Tschiggfrie

JOHN "LITTLE CHICK" TSCHIGGFRIE

Cedar Rapids

John T. "Little Chick" Tschiggfrie, 43, of Cedar Rapids, passed away after a lengthy illness Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, at Crestview Acres, Marion. Services will be Monday, Aug. 31, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with visitation from 10 a.m. to noon and service starting at noon.

Survivors include his father, Michael (Shirlee) Tschiggfrie of Mount Vernon; mother, Christle Wicks of Cedar Rapids; siblings, Richard (Lynn) Tschiggfrie of Columbus, Ohio, Angela (Jason) Lincoln of Marion, Jeannie McNeal of Cedar Rapids, Dake (Lyna) Dietrich of Fairfax, Cale (LeAnne) Dietrich of Campbellsport, Wis., and Amy (Chris) Jensen of Blair, Neb.; grandmother, Teresa "Pat" Hall of Cedar Rapids; and his nieces and nephews.

John was preceded in death by his brother, Michael C. Tschiggfrie; grandparents, Floyd and Helen Tschiggfrie and Maynard Hall; and stepfather, Larry Wicks.

John was born March 31, 1972, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, son of Michael F. Tschiggfrie and Christle (Hall) Wicks. He graduated from Kennedy High School in 1990 and attended Coe College, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He worked in management for Hy-Vee, Wal-Mart and Combined Insurance.

John was a member of the Jaycees, Pheasants Forever and the National Guard.

John was an outstanding cross country and track runner in high school and college. He loved spending time with family and friends, playing cards, golfing, hunting, fishing and watching the Hawkeyes and Chiefs.

John was sadly chosen by a disease and will be dearly missed by family and friends.

Special thanks to the staff of Crestview Acres and UnityPoint Hospice.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.

Please share a memory of John at www.murdoch funeralhome.com under obituaries.