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Len Todd
LEN TODD
Marion
Len Todd went home to be with Jesus on Dec. 9, 2021. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, at Cedar Valley Bible Church. Private entombment will follow at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Len was born on Jan. 4, 1946, to Minerva and Cedric Todd in Waterman, Ill. He attended Sam's Technical Institute Inc (ITT Tech) and earned an associate degree of electrical engineering technology, and then attended Indiana Northern University where he earned a bachelor's degree of science. Upon graduation, he moved to Cedar Rapids to work at Rockwell Collins. He met Jan Gates at a church singles group and told her he was going to marry her on their second date. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1969 and married Jan on Jan. 3, 1970. They moved to Oklahoma City, where he was stationed at Tinker Air Force Base and worked as a technician in the encrypted center for communications.
After leaving the Air Force, Len returned to Rockwell Collins, where he worked for over 40 years until he retired. He and Jan had multiple foster children and then four of their own children. Len enjoyed fishing and took yearly family trips to Minnesota. He volunteered on a regular basis at Cedar Valley Christian School fixing computers and was actively involved at Cedar Valley Bible Church where he first met and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior.
After retirement, Len enjoyed traveling with Jan and volunteered for Meals on Wheels. He also loved being Papa to his 14 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years, Jan Todd; his parents; two nephews; and his brother-in-law.
He is survived by his children, Alex (Jean) Todd, Lynne (Steve) Diggins, Katie (Josh) Petersen and Mary (Ben) O'Malley; his foster daughter, Hue (Tai) Le; his 14 grandchildren; his brothers, Chad (Denise) Todd and Terry (Carol) Todd; and his nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial fund will be established in Len's memory.
Online condolences may be left at www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.
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