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Magner, Emmet W.
Emmet W. Magner, 80, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday evening, June 6, 2010 at Living Center West of natural causes. Funeral mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ludmila Catholic Church by Father Thomas McDermott. Burial: St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Papich-Kuba Janeba Chapel West, 1604 J St. SW, Cedar Rapids, and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. A vigil service begins at 5 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.
Emmet is survived by his wife of 59 years, Barbara; children, Patrick (Sue) Magner of Cedar Rapids, Debbie (John) Egan of Luana, Peggy (Mark) Hewitt of Cedar Rapids, Michael Magner of Winona, Minn., Kathy (Brett) Ibsen of Shellsburg, and Diane (Nathan) Humbert of Palo; 16 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; sister, Jeanette (Tom) Kilpatrick of Palo; and a brother, Joseph (Anne) Magner of Elizabethtown, Pa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Emily (Griffin) Magner.
Emmet was born Nov. 5, 1929, in Waukon and moved to Cedar Rapids from rural Waukon in 1955. He married Barbara J. Campbell on April 17, 1951 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Waukon. Emmet had farmed in rural Waukon and then was employed by Cryovac Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids for 40 years, retiring in 1995.
He was a member of St. Ludmila Catholic Church. Emmet loved his family and had a golden heart. He was a Cubs fan and enjoyed watching NASCAR races, Cubs games and “Kurt Warner football.”
A memorial fund has been established in Emmet's name.
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