WEBER, John Jr. 1912-1987

WEBER, ZAPF, REINICKE

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Date: 11/2/2012 at 14:02:56

Services Slated Thursday For John Weber, Jr.

John C. Weber, Jr., 74, of Dike, passed away Monday evening at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 2, at the Lincoln Center Christian Reformed Church, rural Grundy Center. There will be a sign language interpreter for the hearing impaired at the service.

Burial will be in the Lincoln Center township cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Ruby, of RR1, Dike; two sons, Jay Weber of Cedar Falls and Jim Weber of Waterloo; one brother, Chris Weber of Traer; one sister, Mrs. Anna Galatas of Dike and by four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

A memorial fund has been established.

There will be public visitation at the Dike Funeral Chapel, Dike from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

A complete obituary will follow in next week's Dike Register.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 2 April 1987

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Services Held For John C. Weber, Jr.

John C. Weber, Jr. of rural Dike Passed away at 11:20 p.m. Monday, March 30, at the Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.

Funeral services were held at the Lincoln Center Christian Reformed Church, rural Grundy Center on Thursday, April 2, at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Robert Geelhoed officiated.

Roger Dudden sang "How Great Thou Art" and "Ivory Palaces." He was accompanied by Mrs. Marvin Graves. Organ and piano selections were played by Mrs. Marvin Graves and Mrs. Harlan Beninga for the prelude and postlude.

The casket bearers were May Meyer, Jerry Jones, Rick Reinicke, Lynn Reinicke, Dale Geerdes and Bob Mick.

The ushers were Clarence Bowers, Dennis Graves, and Duane Schipper. Mrs. Byrl Dodd and Mrs. Harold Dirks were in charge of the floral arrangements. Mrs. Daneen Campbell was the interpreter for the hearing impaired.

Interment was in the Lincoln Center Cemetery, rural Grundy Center.

Relatives and friends were invited to return to the church following the committal services for a period of Christian fellowship and refreshments.

Mr. Weber was born on October 23, 1912, on a farm in Lincoln township, Grundy county, the son of John Weber, Sr. and Anna Zapf Weber. He attained the age of 74 years, five months and seven days.

He grew up in the Dike area and lived on the same farm since 1918. He attended Dike high school and was active in sports, music and speech.

On September 15, 1936, he was united in marriage to Ruby Reinicke at the Lincoln Center Church parsonage. He farmed all his life, retiring in 1979.

He was a member of the Lincoln Center Christian Reformed Church, where he served several terms on the Consistory as Deacon and Elder, holding positions of Treasurer and Clerk, also serving as Treasurer of the Sunday School. He also served on various committees while serving in the Farm Bureau, A.S.C., County Zoning Board, Township Assessor and township clerk for over 30 years.

He is survived by his wife, Ruby of rural Dike; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jay and Karen Weber of Cedar Falls and Jim and Janet Weber of Waterloo; and by four grandchildren, Julie Weber of Cedar Falls, Susan Kiewiet of Iowa City, Sara Dix of Cedar Falls and Joyce Weber of Waterloo; and by one great-granddaughter, Cassie Kiewiet.

A memorial fund has been established.

The Dike Funeral Chapel in Dike was in charge of the funeral arrangements.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 9 April 1987