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Hobel, John E. Jr.
John E. Hobel Jr., 67, of Marion, passed away at his home on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Pastor Ken Koske will officiate. Burial with military honors in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Betty of Marion; three sons, Ronnie Hobel of Marion, Ernie (Denise) Hobel of Cedar Rapids, and Tony (Kelli) Hobel of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren, Madalyn, Jason, Rachel and Joey; his father, John Hobel Sr; one brother, Frank (Norma) Hobel; two nieces, Lisa Moon and Jennifer Lein; and a nephew Rob Hobel.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Wilma; and brother, Dennis.
John was born March 7, 1943, in Cedar Rapids, the son of John and Wilma (Gage) Hobel. He married Betty Pauley on June 25, 1971, in Marion. John was a 1961 graduate of Jefferson High school and a veteran of the United States Marines. He was employed by Cryovac and Cedar Rapids Toyota. John was a member of the Twin Pines Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, watching the Dallas Cowboys, working on his motorcycles and helping his father with his racecar. John was a fan of anything with wheels.
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