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Pilcher, Kenneth Dean
Kenneth Dean Pilcher, 71, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2012, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Christopher Podhajsky. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, with a rosary at 5:30 p.m. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Mary Virginia; daughter, Virginia (Tom) Mennenoh of Audubon, Iowa; sons, Larry (Keri) Pilcher and K.J. (Kris) Pilcher, all of Cedar Rapids; a sister, Joy Cox of Ottumwa, Iowa; nine grandchildren, Ashley (Damu), Amanda (Mark), Zach, Brandon, Jordon, Cameron, Dustin, Keely, and Katie; a great-granddaughter, Nevae'h, and one great-grandchild on the way; sisters-in-law, Doris Pilcher, Carol Pilcher, and Rita Sockman; brothers-in-law, Jim Earhart and Ray Stoffel; and many nieces and nephews.
Ken was born May 24, 1940, in Iowa City, the son of Floyd and Ethel (Brooks) Pilcher. He graduated from Eldon High School in 1959. On May 19, 1962, he married Mary Virginia Stoffel in Cedar Rapids. Ken worked for Hawkeye Rubber Manufacturing for 32 years and at the Oakland Road Hy-Vee for 15 years. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 909 and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, where he served as an usher and Eucharistic minister.
He was very involved coaching many youth baseball and softball teams and volunteered at Mercy Medical Center. Ken enjoyed golfing and spending time with his family. He will be greatly missed.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Lowell, Beryl, Darrell, Donald, Ivan, Wilbur, and Albert; and sisters, Irene Waddell, Darlene Pilcher, and Lila Earhart.
Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, or Mercy Medical Center Foundation.
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Published April 14, 2012 in The Gazette
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