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Palmer, Lowell H.
Lowell H. Palmer, 79, of Marion, formerly of Hiawatha, died Friday, May 13, 2011, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. Family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, with a vigil service beginning at 6:30 p.m. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military honors by American Legion Post 298 of Marion.
Survivors include his wife of nearly 56 years, Mary; children, Daniel (Vicki) Palmer of Dyersville, Doug (Jolene) Palmer of Marion, Janet Peck of Marion, Julie Palmer of Marion, and Michael (Jennifer) Palmer of St. Louis Park, Minn.; 15 grandchildren, Stacy (Dan), Emily, Ben, Abby, Dustin, Ashley, Nicole (James), Justin, Bobby, Christopher, Josh, Matt, Eric, Kevin and Isaac; three great-grandsons, Jacob, Gus and Eli; three brothers, Duane Palmer of Stanwood, Roger (Jean) Palmer of Manchester and Ronald Palmer of Cedar Rapids; numerous nieces and nephews; and friends special to Lowell, Bill Kula, Rusty Peck and Jay Nelson.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Lydell, Curtis and Donald Palmer; and a grandson, Justus Palmer.
Lowell was born April 3, 1932, in Castalia, Iowa, the son of Dale and Lorita (Borrett) Palmer. On June 23, 1955, he was united to Mary A. Clemen at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Farley. Lowell served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He worked for Northwestern Bell for 32 years, retiring in 1986. Lowell then started his own company, Palmer Telecommunications, Inc. in Marion, fully retiring in 2002.
Lowell was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, Telephone Pioneers of America Region 3, and was a former scoutmaster of Troop 27 of Cedar Rapids. Lowell enjoyed gardening, fishing, and his grandchildren. His work was his hobby, and his customers and co-workers were his friends.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Lowell's memory.
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