Maurice Tone

MAURICE BURTON TONE

Cedar Rapids

Maurice Burton Tone, 84, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Interment will follow at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Surviving to honor his memory are two sons, Mark (Susan) Tone of Illinois and Shawn Tone of Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren, Brandon (Nicole), Austin and Annaleise Tone; and a brother, Jim (Arlene) Tone of Illinois.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lois Tone; and a sister, Eugenia.

Maurice was born Dec. 18, 1930, in Grinnell, Iowa, to David and Gladys (Clark) Tone. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Lois Fabor on June 6, 1953, in Vinton. Maurice was the first person to graduate from college in his family. He attended UNI, which at the time was Iowa State Teachers College. Maurice was a math and science teacher for 15 years at Wilson Junior High. He also coached basketball and track. Maurice then became vice principal at Taft Middle School for 15-plus years.

He enjoyed working at Hy-Vee for many years after retiring from the Cedar Rapids school system. He was an avid Hawkeye and Cubs fan.

He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Four Oaks Treatment Center in Cedar Rapids.

Go Hawks!

Please leave a message, tribute or memory to Maurice's family on the webpage, www.cedar memorial.com under Obituaries.