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Harold Orr Jr.
HAROLD R. ORR JR.
Cedar Rapids
Harold R. Orr Jr., 77, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday evening, May 21, 2016, at Northbrook Manor Care Center. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East by the Rev. William Harnish. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Harold is survived by his sister, Betty (Kenneth) Klein, Cedar Rapids; two nephews, Dennis (Janet) Klein, Clemons, and Rick Klein, Cedar Rapids; niece, Terri Van Eaton, Denver, Colo.; seven great-nieces; four great-great-nieces; one great-great-nephew; and many, many cousins. He is also survived by a longtime friend, Dick Gates, Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Sr. and Betty (Franks) Orr; infant sister, Patty Orr; brother, James Hill; and his grandparents.
Harold was born Oct. 5, 1938, in Iowa City. He lived in Cedar Rapids his entire life. He was employed by the city of Cedar Rapids sanitation department for 30 years until his retirement.
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