Crilly III, Thomas J. 'Tommy'

Thomas J. “Tommy” Crilly III, 43, of Urbana, died Friday evening, Dec. 20, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Elkader, with the Rev. Paul R. Peters officiating. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Arlington and one hour before the service at the church on Saturday. Interment: St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Wadena.

A memorial fund has been established “for my boys.”

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Thomas Joseph Crilly III was born Jan. 5, 1970, in Iowa Falls, Iowa, the son of Thomas Joseph and Dorothy Ann (Mazza) Crilly Jr. He grew up in the rural Wadena area and graduated from Valley of Elgin High School in 1989. Tommy moved to Urbana, where he raised his sons and owned and operated Crilly Construction, building homes in the greater Cedar Rapids area. He was formerly a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wadena.

Tommy was a NASCAR and Denver Bronco fan. His passions in life were hunting, fishing and spending time with his family, especially his sons.

Tommy is survived by his two sons, Bryce Crilly and Cody Crilly, both of Urbana; parents, Tom and Sis Crilly of Arlington; brother, Keith Crilly of Dundee; two sisters, Tiffany (Dan) Halverson of Tripoli and Meghan (Jesse) Bond of Arlington; grandmother, Louise Mazza of Brightwaters, N.Y.; seven nieces and nephews, Samantha Crilly, Kinzi Crilly, Jovi Hills, Addi Crilly, Tyler Halverson, Haileigh Halverson and Cale Halverson; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather.

Published Dec. 22, 2013 in The Gazette