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GNAGY, John Wayne 1918-2005

GNAGY, LICHTY, FARIS, BERKSHIRE

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 6/5/2013 at 23:46:06

J. Wayne Gnagy
Cedar Falls, Iowa

Cedar Falls - J. Wayne Gnagy, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, September 19, 2005, at The Martin Health Center of Western Home Communities, Cedar Falls.

Wayne was born June 15, 1918, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Oran Christian and Pearl (Lichty) Gnagy. He married Josephine Helen Faris on August 29, 1944, in Cedar Falls.

Mr. Gnagy graduated from Waterloo East High School and attended the University of Northern Iowa. He was a journeyman carpenter and served with the Seabees in the Pacific theater during World War II. Wayne was the John Deere dealer in Cedar Falls before retiring from the John Deere Product Engineering Center in 1982.

Wayne was a 50 year member and former president of the Cedar Falls Kiwanis Club. He also served on the Cedar Falls Planning and Zoning Commission for 20 years from 1952-1972. He was a former elder of the Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church and served on the troop committee of Boy Scout Troup 55 and Sea Scout Troup 138.

Survivors include: his wife; two sons, John D. (Susan) of Elkader, and James C. of Cedar Rapids; two granddaughters, Kathryn E. of Elkader, and Barbara L. (Chris) Johnson of Plymouth, MN; and one sister, Dorothy (Francis) Berkshire of Scottsdale, AZ.

Services 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 22, 2005, at Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church, Cedar Falls. The family will greet friends following the memorial service. Inurnment will occur later Thursday in Fairview Cemetery, Cedar Falls.

Memorials: Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church, Cedar Falls, and The Western Home Communities Foundation. Richardson Funeral Home, 615 Main St., Cedar Falls, (319) 266-3525 is in charge of arrangements.

[Source: Richardson Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, Iowa]

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