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Elmer Hessenius Jr.
ELMER J. HESSENIUS JR.
Cedar Rapids
Elmer J. Hessenius Jr., 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the funeral home. Burial: Walker Cemetery, Walker, Iowa, with military rites.
He is survived by his wife, Eva of Cedar Rapids; children, Deb (Loren) Ellis, Vera (Dean) Cummings and Char Brandau, all of Independence, Iowa, and Elmer "Johnny" Hessenius III of Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren; 18 stepchildren; many great-grandchildren, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Eleanor Suckow of Cedar Rapids and Evelyn Buol of Centerton, Ark.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Esther Kimler and Eldon Hessenius.
Elmer was born on Sept. 27, 1933, in Tama County, Iowa, son of Elmer and Emma (Kolpek) Hessenius Sr. He graduated from McKinley High School in Cedar Rapids. He served in the U.S. Navy in underwater demolition during the Korean War. On July 3, 1993, he married Eva (Mittan) Wright in Cedar Rapids. Elmer worked for Local 43, Blanik Construction and Quaker Oats. He was a member of the American Legion. Elmer enjoyed fishing, traveling, NASCAR and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
A memorial fund has been established in Elmer's memory.
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