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John Vanous
JOHN VANOUS
Lisbon
John E. Vanous, 68, of Lisbon, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Lisbon United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Burial with military honors: Lisbon Cemetery. Arrangements are with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon.
Survivors include his wife, Mo; son, Ed (Jean) Vanous of Lisbon; siblings, Bobby Vanous of Cedar Rapids, Rose Marie (Will Ewart) Vanous of Springville and Linda (Michael) Starr of Cedar Rapids; sister-in-law, Janean (Boyd) King of Monticello; grandchildren, Josh, Shea and Tyler; and a great-granddaughter, Kia.
John was born Aug. 19, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Robert and Anna Mae (Machacek) Vanous. John honorably served in U.S. Army. On March 7, 1970, he married Morean Plattenberger in Lisbon. John worked as a mover for Coe College for many years.
He enjoyed golfing, fishing, camping, and caring for his dog, Molly.
He was a member of the Lisbon United Methodist Church and Solon American Legion Stinocher Post 460.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister-in-law, Kathy Vanous.
A memorial fund has been established.
Please share your support and memories with John's family on his tribute wall at www. stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
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