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Joe Martin Tryon
JOE MARTIN TRYON
Iowa City
Joe Martin Tryon, 69, died peacefully Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2730 Bradford Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240. Bishop Trevor Harvey will officiate. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m., prior to the service. Burial with military honors will follow the service at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa.
Mask wearing is encouraged.
Joe was born Dec. 20, 1951, in Phoenix, Ariz., the son of George Earl and Augusta May (Martin) Tryon. Joe served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. In 1976 Joe married Karen Roe.
He was raised in Phoenix, where he attended Phoenix College and was a graduate of High-Tech Institute. Joe was a senior test Technician at Rockwell-Collins. He and his family moved to Iowa City from Phoenix in 1999.
Joe was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and IBEW 1634. He was an avid reader, camper and fisherman.
Joe is survived by his wife, Karen; three children, Kimberly (Robert) Discianno of Mesa, Ariz., Joe (Ashley) Tryon II of Seminole, Fla., and Joshua (Megan) Tryon of Washington, Iowa; four grandchildren, Kayla, Tyler, Hinckley and Jimmer; and his siblings, Lyle (Nadean) Tryon, George Earl (Karen) Tryon and Lorie (Doug) Brewer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Terry; and sisters, Dorothy "Dot," Helen and Barbara.
Online condolences may be shared at www.lensingfuneral.com
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