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MCGRANE, Luverne J. "Joe" 1928-2012

MCGRANE, DARLAND, RATHBONE, HANSON, SCHOER, VERBRAKEN, BUTTGEN, BERGHAUS, GRIFFITH, WINDER, MARTIN, ONEAL

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 4/2/2012 at 01:05:50

[Waterloo Courier, Wednesday, January 18, 2012]

WATERLOO - Joe McGrane, 83, of Waterloo, died Monday, Jan. 16, at Covenant Medical Center from complications from a fall.

He was born March 29, 1928, in Cedar Rapids, son of Linfred and Ethel Darland McGrane. He married Eileen Rathbone, and they divorced. He later married Rosemary Hanson on Oct. 20, 1989, in Waterloo.

Mr. McGrane graduated from Waterloo West High School and attended Cornell College. He worked for Waterloo Fire Rescue as an ambulance driver and engineer at Stations 1 and 4, retiring in 1983. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and also served in the Merchant Marines.

Survived by his wife; four daughters, Judy (Larry) Schoer, Jodi (Don) Verbraken and Linda (Rob) Buttgen, all of Waterloo, and Susie (Dale) Berghaus of Gilbert, Ariz.; a son, Danny of Waterloo; a stepson, Tony (Denise) Hanson of Cedar Falls; a stepdaughter, Kimberly (Michael) Griffith of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary (Dale) Winder of Cedar Rapids and Barbara Martin of Oregon; a brother, Lindy (Carol) of California; and a brother-in-law, Bob O'Neal of California.

Preceded in death by a sister, Shirley O'Neal; a brother, Jim; and a grandson.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Queen of Peace Church, followed by cremation. Visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Locke Funeral Home, with a 7 p.m. vigil service.

Memorials may be directed to West High School's wrestling program.

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Name: Luverne J. Mcgrane
State of Issue: Iowa
Date of Birth: Thursday March 29, 1928
Date of Death: Monday January 16, 2012
Est. Age at Death: 83 years, 9 months, 18 days


 

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