Houck, Henry Coburn 'Cobe'

Henry Coburn “Cobe” Houck, 87, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Interment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories after 1 p.m. Tuesday. Military services will be conducted by the Iowa National Guard.

Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Aline; three daughters, Mary (James) Klinger, Kaye (John) O'Deen and Penny (Roger Mrstik); stepdaughter, Bernice Farley; two sons, John Henry Houck and Garry D-Wight Houck, all of Cedar Rapids; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Elizabeth Selby, Kathleen Bailey, and Evelyn ”Bill” Wheeler, all of Ashland, Ky.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and seven brothers-in-law.

Henry was born May 31, 1925, to John and Goldie Houck in Ashland, Ky., and was married to Aline Sparks on Oct. 7, 1948. He was a World War II veteran and awarded the Purple Heart. Henry retired from Cherry Burrell after 39 years. He was a member of First Church of the Open Bible.

Henry was a soft-spoken man who loved his family. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Online condolences may be sent to www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.

Friends may, if they wish, make contributions to the Hospice House of Mercy or Camp Courageous of Iowa.

Published Feb. 18, 2013 in The Gazette