Paul Springmire

PAUL J. SPRINGMIRE

Iowa City

Paul J. Springmire, 83, lifetime resident of this area, died suddenly Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Mercy Iowa City.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, where there will be a visitation from noon until services Tuesday. Following light refreshments and fellowship, burial with military honors will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tiffin.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established to continue to support interests that were important to Paul.

To share a thought, memory or condolence with Paul's family, please go to the funeral home website at www.gayandciha.com.

Paul Joseph Springmire was born April 27, 1934, in Tiffin, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Emily (Paul) Springmire. Following graduation, he was united in marriage to Joyce Ann Slach on Aug. 2, 1954, at First United Methodist Church in Iowa City. During the Korean Conflict, Paul served in the U.S. Army. He returned to this area working different jobs before starting at the University of Iowa, where he worked for over 30 years until his retirement.

A more simple man would be hard to find than Paul; it didn't take much to keep him happy! He enjoyed the outdoors, walking (usually along Muscatine Avenue), fishing and Mother Nature at its finest. He always enjoyed watching airshows, especially when his "Blue Angels" were performing.

Paul liked to have coffee with his friends, Saturday morning breakfast in Tipton with Larry, and a cold can of Busch Light never was turned down. He loved animals, especially dogs, but most dear to him were his family and good friends.

His family includes a sister-in-law and her husband, Shirley and Gordon Zumwalt of Iowa City; nephew and his wife, Larry and Margaret Beuter of Iowa City; Paul's lady friend, Linda Vikel of Windham; great-nieces, Brooke Buxton and Tiffany Beuter; and many other nieces, nephews, family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Joyce, in 1995.