Oliver Bonesteel

OLIVER BONESTEEL

Cedar Rapids

Oliver Peary Bonesteel, 83, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in Chambersburg, Pa. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories, where a visitation will begin at noon. Interment will be at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. James Magarhan will officiate. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Marguerite; his sons, James (Malinda) Bonesteel of Reidsville, N.C., and Stephen (Donna) Bonesteel of Newton, N.J.; his sisters, Margary Neamyer of Shellsburg and Daisy Roehr of Marion; his sisters-in-law, Beverly (Dale) Hedgecoth of Cedar Rapids and Marilyn (Robert) Bonesteel of Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, John and Robert Bonesteel; and sisters, Ilia Lambert Ruth Olson and Mary Jo Perizak.

Oliver was born Dec. 6, 1932, in Shellsburg, Iowa, the son of Vesta and Katie (Weisert) Bonesteel. He married Marguerite Davis on Feb. 20, 1958, in Kansas City, Mo. Oliver was retired from Manitowoc Crane Co. (formerly GROVE). He was of the Baptist faith, a Gideon and a hospital volunteer. He enjoyed fishing, camping and traveling to historic places. Oliver served with the Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean War as a heavy equipment mechanic.

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