Thomas Weber

THOMAS WEBER

Cedar Rapids

Thomas Robert Weber, 65, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, of an apparent heart attack. Funeral services: noon Saturday, Jan. 2, at St. Jude Catholic Church, by the Rev. Mark Reasoner. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Arrangements are with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include his wife, Lou Ann; son, Noah of Bakersfield, Calif.; siblings, Janet Heery of Dyersville, Eldon Weber of Cascade and Terry Weber of Seminole, Fla.; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Janice (Virgil) Bries of Luxemburg, Patsy (Lavern) Goedken of Holy Cross, Henry (Alma) Bockenstedt of Edgewood, George (Barb) Bockenstedt of Toddville and Nancy (Neil) Henkenius of Manchester; many nieces and nephews; and his dogs, Clara and Lucy.

Tom was born Nov. 28, 1950, in Dyersville, Iowa, the son of Ed and Helen (Hess) Weber. He graduated from Beckman High School in 1969 and also attended Coe College. Tom briefly served in the U.S. Navy and then spent over 42 years at Cherry-Burrell, retiring in 2012.

On Sept. 27, 1980, he married Lou Ann Bockenstedt in Petersburg, Iowa.

He enjoyed working in his garden, fishing, painting, and restoring antique furniture. Tom also was a fan of the Hawkeyes, Bears and White Sox.

He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Ronald and Dennis.

Memorials are suggested to the Mercy Medical Center Foundation or Last Hope Animal Rescue.

Please share your support and memories with Tom's family on his tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.