Stone, Cecil Raymond

Cecil Raymond Stone, 94, of Guttenberg, died Friday, April 22, 2011, at the Guttenberg Care Center. The family will receive friends from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, April 25, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Guttenberg, where funeral services begin at 11 a.m. The Rev. Shane Anderson will officiate. Interment will be at the Communia Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 207 S. First St., Guttenberg.

Cecil will be forever missed by his wife of 36 years, Ivanelle of Guttenberg; children, Linda Kyle of Bullhead City, Ariz., Cecilia (Kerry) Coder of Winter Haven, Fla., Cathy (Perry) Sutherland of Somerset, Wis., Deborah (Dave) and Chisholm and Cheryl Stone, both of Cedar Rapids; stepchildren, Glenn (Donna) Witham of Guttenberg and Patti (Terry) Drexler of Cedar Rapids; 19 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Cecil was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Mryna Christianson; one brother in infancy; and a great-granddaughter, Brandi Witham.

He was born March 9, 1917, in Mount Auburn, Iowa, to Ray and Nina (Schlarbaum) Stone. Cecil graduated from the Mount Auburn High School and served his country proudly in the United States armed forces. He spent 30 years working as a welder for the Harnischferger Corporation in Cedar Rapids until his retirement in 1980. On Nov. 23, 1974, Cecil was united in marriage to Ivanelle Miller at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. They enjoyed spending time together, especially dancing. Cecil enjoyed taking walks around Guttenberg, watching sports on TV, specifically the Chicago Cubs, bowling, boating and exercising his sense of humor with family and friends. Cecil was also a member of the Eagles Club in Guttenberg.

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