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Steven Ball
STEVEN BALL
Cedar Rapids
Steven Robert Ball, 64, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at Maranatha Bible Church, Cedar Rapids, with viewing one hour prior to service. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Coleen Ball of Cedar Rapids; mother, Edith Ball of Dubuque; three sons, Michael (Kim) Ball of Santa Clarita, Calif., and Marc (Alia) Ball and Matthew (Joy) Ball, all of Roseville, Calif.; three stepsons, Jacob (Nora) Wilwert of Shreveport, La., Luke (Erin) Wilwert of Waxhaw, N.C., and Lee Wilwert of Cedar Rapids; 13 grandchildren; three sisters, Kristene (Jerry) Kieffer and Gayla (John) Roarig, all of Dubuque, and Stacey Ball MacNider of Marion; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ball; brother, Thomas Ball; and stepdaughter, Jill Wilwert.
Steve was born Jan. 10, 1951, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Robert and Edith (Trumm) Ball. He attended Senior High School in Dubuque, followed by tech school in Des Moines. Steve married Susan Ginter in February of 1973. They later divorced. He then married Coleen Kimberlin on Aug. 30, 1997, in Cedar Rapids. Steve retired from Rockwell Collins as an electrical engineer.
He was a long-standing member of Maranatha Bible Church. His Christian faith and family at Maranatha Bible Church were a big part of his life. He was blessed with the "gift" of being a handyman and enjoyed helping his family, friends and neighbors. Steve loved playing softball throughout his life and also enjoyed pheasant hunting. He was an avid Chicago Bears, Chicago White Sox and Iowa Hawkeye fan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Maranatha Bible Church Building Fund, 526 Third Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.
Please share a memory of Steve at www.
murdochfuneralhome.com.
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