WILSON, Eugene F. 1933-2019

WILSON, HUNDLEY, TRAINOR

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 12/4/2019 at 17:26:36

Gene F. Wilson

July 19, 1933 - December 2, 2019

Eugene “Gene” F. Wilson, 86, of Waterloo, died Monday, December 2, 2019, at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital, in Waterloo, Iowa.

He was born July 19, 1933, in Waterloo, son of John O. and Rose Trainor Wilson. He married Alice Hundley on May 25, 1957, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cedar Falls. She died December 16, 2014.

Gene graduated from O.L.V.A. in Waterloo and was employed with John Deere, retiring in 1990. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Survived by: five sons, Mike Wilson of Rochester, Minnesota, Larry (Wendy) Wilson and Chris (Deb) Wilson, both of Cedar Falls, Brian (Linda) Wilson of Indianola, Iowa and Mark (Emmy Hoffman) Wilson of Waterloo; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: his parents; four brothers, Paul, James, Jack, and Pat Wilson; and four sisters, Martha Patava, Rosemary Wilson, Ellen Wilson and Georgia Fell; and a daughter-in-law, Shelley Wilson.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 6, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic with burial at Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, where full military rites will be conducted by the Cedar Falls Amvets Post 49 and the Iowa Army Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, where there will be a 6:30 p.m. vigil. Visitation will continue for one hour before service at the church.

SOURCE: Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service