Rehberg, Edward J.

Edward J. Rehberg, 77, of Cedar Rapids, died Aug. 11, 2010, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following a long illness. Funeral Mass will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 16, at St. Pius X Catholic Church. The Rev. David Ambrosy will officiate. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, where a vigil service will begin at 7 p.m. Entombment will take place at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, RoseMary; children, Julie Ann Ortis and husband Joseph of Fairbanks, Alaska and James C. Rehberg of Cedar Rapids; and granddaughters, Tyse Adams of Cedar Rapids and Spring and Stevie Ortis, both of Fairbanks, Alaska.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Edward Joseph Rehberg was born Sept. 26, 1932, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Edward C. and Josephine (Cieniewski) Rehberg. He served his country honorably in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was a graduate of Loyola University. He was united in marriage to RoseMary Leinen on June 18, 1956, in Earling, Iowa. He was owner and operator of Forms IV from 1972-1994, as well as owning the Westside Lounge from 1979 to 1984. He later worked for Source Data Systems from 1994 to 1999. He was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church, Marion American Legion and the Cedar Rapids Stamp Club. He enjoyed stamp collecting, fishing, reading, and watching the Chicago Cubs.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Hospice of Mercy.

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