SHOWALTER, Elijah J. 1997-2018
SHOWALTER, MCNAMARA
Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 3/12/2018 at 12:36:14
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Obituary for Elijah J. Showalter
Elijah J. “Eli” Showalter, 20, of Waterloo, died Friday, January 12, in Cedar Falls due to an automobile accident.
He was born July 21, 1997 in Waterloo, son of Andrew Showalter and Carie McNamara.
Eli attended East, West and Expo High Schools. He had been employed with Thorp Family Fun and Waterloo Walmart.
Eli was a free soul, outgoing, spontaneous, goofy, at times too much or doing the most, always had a crooked ass goofy smile on his face, was a loving, caring, honest, respectful, admirable, courteous, loyal, courageous, humble, and fearless individual. Eli never gave up!
Elijah hobbies include, driving, hanging with friends, going on random road trips, snowboarding and taking snowboarding trips, playing Xbox, riding dirt bike, riding 4 wheeler, going muddin, jammin to music, chilling with friends, most of all Elijah's favorite hobby was living life and enjoying the many sensations good and bad that it came with.
Survivors include: his mother, Carie (Shane Pietan) McNamara of Waterloo; his father, Andrew (Amanda Qualley) Showalter of Cedar Falls; two brothers, Jacob Showalter and Brady McDonald, both of Waterloo; maternal grandparents, Nick and Terie McNamara of Waterloo; paternal grandmother, Carol Showalter of Waterloo; paternal grandfather, Aaron Doolin of Cedar Rapids; paternal grandmother, Joleen Spencer – (Emmanuel) Oladeinde of Chicago, Illinois; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Preceded in death by: his paternal grandfather, James Showalter.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Payne Memorial A.M.E. Church with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street and for an hour before services on Saturday.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
SOURCE: Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service website
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#2: News Story--CEDAR FALLS -- Police have identified three young Waterloo men who died in a Friday night car accident in Cedar Falls.
Elijah James Showalter, 20, of 226 Randolph St., Daniel James Delagardelle, 21, of 427 Progress Ave.; and Brady J. Hagenstein, 16, of 507 Magnolia Parkway, were all pronounced dead on the scene following the collision on Viking Road.
Police were called to the accident around 5:05 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Viking Road and Winterberry Drive, near BioLife Plasma Services, in what is often a heavily trafficked commercial area.
Witness accounts and physical evidence indicate a SUV traveling eastbound on Viking was struck by a westbound sedan.
Police said the sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed, lost control and crossed the center line, striking the SUV head-on. The men receiving fatal injuries were ejected from the vehicle. Police have not said he was the driver of the sedan.
The crash tore the car in two and scattered debris across a large portion of the road. Law enforcement officers shut down Viking Road, channeling heavy traffic through the commercial area in front of Walmart and Hobby Lobby.
Ronald Harmon, 55, and Stacy Harmon, 44, both of 3020 Lovejoy Drive, and their 9-year-old daughter were in the SUV driven by Stacy. They received non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Cedar Falls Safety Services Director Jeff Olson said an officer had observed the vehicle speeding near the intersection of Viking Road and Cedar Heights Drive and turned to around to attempt a traffic stop. That officer came upon the collision at the top of a hill near Winterberry.
The crash remains under investigation.
SOURCE: Waterloo-CedarFalls Courier, 1/13/2018
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CEDAR FALLS -- Police are still investigating details of a 5:05 p.m. Friday accident in which three people were killed along East Viking Road.
Public Safety Director Jeff Olson said officers have not yet determined who was driving but two of the three individuals, Elijah James Showalter, 20, of 226 Randolph St. and Daniel James Delagardelle, 21, of 427 Progress Ave.; were in the front seat and thrown from the vehicle. The position of the third person killed, Brady J. Hagenstein, 16, of 507 Magnolia Parkway, has not yet been determined. All pronounced dead at the scene near the intersection of Viking Road and Winterberry Drive, near BioLife Plasma Services.
Olson said an officer had observed the vehicle speeding at speeds in excess of 70 mph near the intersection of Viking Road and Cedar Heights Drive and turned to around to attempt a traffic stop. That officer came upon the collision at the top of a hill near Winterberry. The posted speed limit in the vicinity of the crash is 45 mph.
Witness accounts and physical evidence indicate a SUV traveling eastbound on Viking was struck by the westbound sedan, which Olson said has spun out of control. Olson said the occupants of the SUV, Ronald Harmon, 55, and Stacy Harmon, 44, both of 3020 Lovejoy Drive, and their 9-year-old daughter were in the SUV driven by Stacy received non-life-threatening injuries.
SOURCE: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/16/2018
Photo of Car he was in at the time of the accident
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