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Roy Brandt
ROY K. BRANDT
Cedar Rapids
Roy K. Brandt, 87, of 2903 F Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, following a long illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Friends may call from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the chapel. The Rev. Brad Brown will officiate. A burial service will immediately follow in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, Julia (Julie), are two daughters, Kristine (Don) Schluter of Marion and Debra (Gil) Sells of Cedar Rapids; and three sons, Larry (Cathy) Brandt of Hot Springs, Ark., Joe (Mary) Brandt of Marengo and Kevan Brandt of Canon City, Colo. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and stepchildren, Cheryl, Robert, David, Richard and Gary Bales.
Roy was born Jan. 18, 1930, in Fort Atkinson, the son of Roy G. and Maple Brandt. He graduated from Fort Atkinson High School, the Electronic Radio Television Institute of Omaha and the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute of Washington, D.C. Throughout the years, he would have been found in the tool room at Scheild Bantam Co. of Waverly, at KOEL Radio in Oelwein, 25 years in engineering at WMT Stations, and 12 years at Rockwell Goss as an electrician, retiring in 1991. He had a strong work ethic. Had there been two of him, they both would have been busy full time. He was also a member of Concordia Lutheran Church and a friend of Bill W.
Roy and Dawn were married for 49 years, having met in Waverly on a blind date. Julie (Neuzil) Bales and Roy knew each other from childhood. Having lost their spouses, they got together in 1999 and had been married for 18 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Paul; and wife, Dawn (Loomer).
A special thank-you to Chari and the staff at the Hospice House in Hiawatha for your care and compassion during this difficult time.
A memorial fund has been established in Roy's honor.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.
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