VIEMAN, Lowell F. 1934-2003

VIEMAN, TRIBBY, HOYT

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/1/2009 at 12:57:14

Lowell F. Vieman, 69, of Springville, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2003, at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2003, in Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha. Rev. Daniel Johnson will officiate. Graveside services with military honors will be at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.

Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Tuesday, April 29, 2003, and at the church after 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Betty; three daughters, Teresa Keenan and husband Rich of Springville, Candace Reed and husband Tony of Cedar Rapids, and Denise Johnson of Marion; four dearly loved grandchildren, Sean and Devin Keenan and Jordan and Hunter Johnson; four sisters, Wilma Mannetter of Hubbard, Winona Tordoff of Wellsburg, Hazel McBride of Eldora, and Shirley Landt and husband Bud of Union; a former son-in-law Scott Johnson; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son Douglas in 1974, his parents, a brother Wayne, and two brothers-in-law Ed Tordoff and Gilbert Mannetter.

Lowell was born April 24, 1934 in Eldora to Cleon and Hattie Hoyt Vieman. He married Betty Tribby on August 26, 1953, at the Methodist Church in Ellsworth. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha, the Charles City American Legion, Cedar Rapids and Marion Chamber of Commerce, Charles City Rotary Club, Floyd County Sheriffs Reserve and served in the US Army during the Korean War.

Lowell enjoyed many careers; mechanic, hardware store owner, and Vice President of Lake Products Inc., retiring in 1995 from traffic manager at Cedar Rapids, Inc. and teaching at Kirkwood Community College. He was an enthusiastic woodworker and liked keeping up with the latest technology. He was best known for his sense of humor. Lowell will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha.

Please leave a message or tribute to the Vieman family on our web page, www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.

Cedar Memorial Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids is in charge of arrangements.