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Donald Earl “Butch” Chesmore Jr.
Donald Earl “Butch” Chesmore Jr.
Urbana
Donald Earl “Butch” Chesmore Jr., 75, of Urbana, Iowa, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will take place in the spring of 2023. Private family burial will be held at Shiloh Cemetery in Hiawatha, Iowa. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family.
Butch was born March 1, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Katherine (Franks) and Donald Earl Chesmore Sr. He was united in marriage to Pamela Fuller on Sept. 5, 2002, in Cedar Rapids. Butch worked as a heavy equipment operator for the City of Cedar Rapids until his retirement in 2002.
Survivors include his brother, Nathan Chesmore of Cedar Rapids; stepchildren, Kathy Kirby, Mary (Tom) Weber, Stephanie Kirby, Eddie (Sheila) Kirby and Jeanne (Mike) Stoner; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and former wife, Evelyn Stewart.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Katherine and Donald Chesmore Sr.; wives, Pamela Fuller Kirby Chesmore, Betty Chesmore and Linda Chesmore; son, Donald Lee Chesmore; brother, Terry (Shirley) Chesmore; and sister-in-law, Goldie Chesmore.
Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association.
The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the Cardiac Care Team at Mercy Medical Center for their loving care of Butc
h.
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