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Gilmore Schanbacher
GILMORE SCHANBACHER
Atkins
Gilmore Julius Schanbacher, 90, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Atkins, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins, with the Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Interment will be at St. Stephen's Cemetery near Atkins. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen's Church fellowship hall in Atkins.
Memorials may be left for St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Central Lutheran School or the Vinton Lutheran Home.
Gilmore was born Oct. 10, 1924, in Atkins to Julius and Gertrude (Keiper) Schanbacher. On Sept. 7, 1942, he was united in marriage to Lolita Gerhold at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins. She preceded him in death on May 9, 2014.
Gil farmed in the Atkins area. He had owned Newhall Locker and the Atkins Cash Grocery. He had worked for the Benton Community School District for over 45 years in maintenance, as a bus driver and doing his best to keep the lines straight on the football field.
A member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, he served as an elder and was a member of the Board of Education and the Cemetery Committee. Gil loved to spend time with his family and was an avid Cubs fan.
He is survived by three daughters, Jan (the Rev. Jerry) Doellinger of Cedar Rapids, JoAnn (Tom) Schumacher of Cedar Rapids and Jean (Rick) Von Dielingen of Seymour, Ind.; four grandchildren, Eric (Stephanie) Schumacher, Amy (Mark) Jungmann, Michelle (Bill) Quinn and Rachel Von Dielingen; two stepgrandchildren, Tony Schumacher and Chad (Christine) Doellinger; three great-grandchildren, Ryan, Lauren and Billy; and five stepgreat-grandchildren, Joshua, Connor, Kristina, Alexis and Andrew.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Ben, Ed and Bill Schanbacher; and his sisters, Amanda Schminke and Dorothy Gallo.
Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneral homes.com.
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