Squires, Harley A.

Harley A. Squires passed away at home on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated for Harley at St. Pius X Church in Cedar Rapids at 10:30 a.m. today, by the Most Rev. William Franklin and the Rev. Donald Klein. Family will greet friends one hour before services at St. Pius Hall. There will be a private burial at a later date.

Survivors include his wife, Elvarose; their six children, Patricia, Michael (Linda), Scott (Emma), Susan (Robert), Lynne and Lori (Chris). Also surviving are his 21 grandchildren, Patrick, Amy (Matt), Matthew (Molly), Daniel, Ann, Joseph, Ellie, Rebekah, Jonathan, Christina, Catherine (Justin), Caroline, Cameron, Corey, Nicole (Brian), Robert (Abby), Michael, Melissa (John), Alex, Matthew V. and Rita; and 15 great-grandchildren, Anna, Kevin, Alexander, Benjamin, Will, Quinn, Sam, Cheyenne, Avery, Ava, Patricia, William, Braxton, Maddox and Jacob.

Harley was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Gladys and Esther; brother, Clyde; son-in-law, Kevin; and granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth.

Harley was born March 17, 1924, in Arlington, Iowa, to Almon and Olive (Tripp) Squires. He married Elvarose Franklin on Aug. 25, 1951. Harley retired from Iowa Electric Light and Power after 33 years and later volunteered at both Ellis and Twin Pines golf courses. He was a member of St. Pius X Church and a Fourth Degree Knight of the Knights of Columbus chapter 909. Harley was a World War II veteran and a member of American Legion Hanford Post 5.

The family would like to thank the Eucharistic ministers of St. Pius X, Mercy Hospice, and Oncology Associates of Cedar Rapids.