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Aloys 'Ollie' Santel
ALOYS J. "OLLIE" SANTEL
Cedar Rapids
Aloys J. "Ollie" Santel, 72, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids.
A Celebration of Life will be held in Lebanon, Ill., at a later date. Inurnment will be in St. Damian's Cemetery, Damiansville, Ill. Iowa Cremation is assisting the family locally.
Survivors include his wife, Esther; sons, Timothy J. (Gina) Santel of Thompson Station, Tenn., Terrence J. Santel of Cedar Rapids and Tod J. (Renea) Santel of Robins; nine grandchildren, Cody and Shelby, Logan, Landon and Lily, Margaret, Joshua, Jacob and Ruth; and siblings, Robert Santel of Damiansville, Ill., Bernadine Koopman of Damiansville, Ill., Dolores Varel of Bartelso, Ill., and Diane Masterson of Damiansville, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clemens and Sarah Santel; brother, Alfred Santel; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Alvin and Dolores Beckmann; bsrother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ralph Koopman, Jerome Varel and Lou and Phyllis Kohrman.
The family would like to especially thank the entire staff at Northbrook Manor who cared for him the last 22 months.
Memorials may be given in his name to UnityPoint Hospice, 290 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
Online condolences may be left at www.iowacremation.com under "obituaries."
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