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Thomas Harold Stickney
Thomas Harold Stickney
Hiawatha
Thomas Harold Stickney, 80, of Hiawatha, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Hiawatha Care Center. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. A funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with an additional visitation one hour prior.
Thomas was born on January 18, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Harold Cyril and Genevieve Marie (Tanner) Stickney. He was a 1963 graduate of Marion High School and went on to serve honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict. On July 27, 1968, Thomas was united in marriage to Shirley Ann Jurgensen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He built a long and dedicated career at General Mills, where he worked until his retirement in 1991. Thomas was a faithful member of First Lutheran Church and an active member of the Marion American Legion Post 298. He enjoyed life’s simple pleasures, whether it was playing pull tabs, or bingo, hitting the golf course or bowling alley, dancing with Shirley, watching his favorite Westerns, or relaxing with a good word search. Thomas will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Thomas is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 57 years, Shirley; son, Scott Stickney of Cedar Rapids; daughter, Sherry (Troy) Mann of Hiawatha; grandchildren, Hunter (Ellie) Mann of Lisbon, Iowa, and Makenna Mann (Jacob Sadilek) of Cedar Rapids; great-grandchildren, Hudson and Beau of Lisbon; honorary son, Abdouramane (Emily) Bila of North Liberty, Iowa; brother, Jim (Jane) Stickney of North Liberty; honorary brother, Denny (Jean) Amdahl; and brother-in-law, Bill Jurgensen.
He was preceded in death by his parents; in-laws, Ed and Iola Jurgensen; brother, Danny Stickney; and sister, Susan Stickney; uncle and aunt, Ralph and Arlene Schultz; and sister-in-law, Mary Jurgensen.
Memorials in Thomas’ memory may be directed to Camp Courageous, the Marion American Legion Post #298, or the Lisbon American Legion Post #109.
Please share a memory of Thomas at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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