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Jerome Trzil
JEROME TRZIL
Marion
Jerome F. Trzil, 84, of Marion, passed away at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, on Aug. 23, 2015. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Hiawatha. The family will greet friends 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the church with a Scripture service at 4 p.m. Additional visitation one hour before Mass Thursday at the church. Burial: St. John's Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Military honors provided by the American Legion Post No. 298 of Marion.
Jerome is survived by his wife of 55 years, Phyillis; brother, the Rev. Louis J. Trzil of Dubuque; sisters, Mary Trzil Reu of Cedar Rapids and Sr. Rose Ann Trzil S.S.S.F. of Milwaukee, Wis.; four nephews, Joseph Reu, Steven (Pam) Reu, Bradley Price and Darren Price; three nieces, Janice (Jody) Strand, Lisa (Mark) Snively and Rona Price; 11 great-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; parents-in-law, Howard and Elizabeth Price; brothers-in-law, Robert Reu and Keith Price; sister-in-law, Rose Price; and a great-nephew, Paxton Snively.
Jerome was born Jan. 13, 1931, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Louis and Georgia (Nejdl) Trzil. He graduated from St. Wenceslaus School in 1949. In February 1951, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Korea for six months, then was stationed in Hawthorne, Nev. He was an M.P. sergeant. Jerome was honorably discharged in February 1954. He married Phyillis Price on April 19, 1960, at St. Wenceslaus Church in Cedar Rapids, by his brother the Rev. Louis J. Trzil. Jerome was a patrolman for 4 ½ years for the Cedar Rapids Police Department until he had an undetermined paralysis. Later he returned to the police communication department for 37 years, retiring in 1996. He also farmed from 1975 to 1993. Special hand controls for tractors and combines were made for him to operate the equipment.
Jerome was a member of the American Legion Post No. 298, Veteran of Foreign War Post No. 788 and Korean War Veteran Association Tall Corn, Chapter No. 99.
Memorials may be sent to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Camp Courageous or Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.
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