Albert Grover

ALBERT GROVER

Marion

Albert Gladdin Grover, 67, of Marion, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, at his home.

Bert was born March 25, 1947, in Waco, Texas, to Albert Edward and Bonnie Rose (Hall) Grover and graduated from Sigourney High School and Indian Hills Community College. He then began working at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, before serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Following his discharge, Bert returned to Rockwell Collins, where he was employed as a senior test technician.

On Aug. 30, 2003, he married Deborah Jean King in Cedar Rapids. Gladdin retired in 2009, after 42-plus years of employment. He was a member of Valley View Baptist Church, where he was recently named a deacon, and Farm Bureau. He enjoyed hunting and his Weimaraners. Gladdin was a Godly man who was kind, patient, intelligent, generous, loving and always thought before he spoke.

Survivors include his wife, Deborah of Marion; stepsons, Adrian (Jasmine) Feickert of Kalona and Ash (Renae) Feickert of Cedar Rapids; two grandchildren, Alice Grace Feickert and Ezekiel Jackson Feickert; brother, Thomas Patrick (Patricia) Grover of Sigourney; and two sisters, Nona Jeanette (Chris) McAlpin of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Joy Ione Grover of Ottumwa.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Charles Edward Grover in infancy.

Funeral services will be held at 5:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Valley View Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at the church. Funeral services will also be held at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Powell Funeral Home in Sigourney. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial with military rites will be at Doggett Cemetery in rural Sigourney.

A memorial fund has been established for Valley View Baptist Church or Hospice of Mercy.

Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney is caring for Albert and his family.

Condolences may be sent to www.powellfuneralhomes.com.