John LaMere

JOHN LAMERE

Cedar Rapids

John LaMere, 88, of Columbia, Mo., formerly

of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Cedar Rapids, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, in Columbia. A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at Nilson Funeral Home, 5611 St. Charles Rd., Columbia, Mo. Funeral service in Iowa will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Edgewood, with a visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Edgewood Cemetery.

John was born Dec. 27, 1926, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Paul and Rose Mara LaMere. On April 30, 1955, he married Nola Beth Ash in Edgewood, Iowa. He served with the U.S. Army in World War II and Korea. He was employed with Square D for 37 years, beginning in Cedar Rapids and eventually retiring from the plant in Columbia. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan and enjoyed bowling and stamp collecting, fishing, hunting, camping and hiking.

John is survived by his wife, Nola of the home; sons, Loren (Kathy) LaMere and Noel LaMere of Columbia; grandchildren, Sharree (Brian) Rose of Columbia and Shawn (Lindsay) LaMere of Wheeling, Ill.; siblings, Delina Duchay of Rock Falls, Ill., Arnold LaMere of Portage, Mich., and Rosemary Resseguie of Vicksburg, Mich.; and several nieces and nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Frank LaMere.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601-7633.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.nilsonfuneral

home.com.