Dwayne Petrzelka, 10 Jun 1933 - 22 Jan 2008

PETRZELKA, SHERMAN, DELLAMUTH, ELLIS, HENDERSON, WAGNER, GAGE

Posted By: Stephen D. Williams (email)
Date: 1/24/2008 at 17:30:26

Dwayne M. "Pete" Petrzelka , age 74, died of respiratory failure on Tuesday evening, January 22, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services: 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 26, 2008, Prairie View Christian Church, Norway, Iowa with Pastor Bill Wenstrom officiating. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Marengo with military honors. Friends may call from 4 to 8 P.M. Friday, January 25, 2008 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.

He is survived by a son Bruce and wife Virginia of Norway; four daughters, Denise Ellis and husband Gary of Cedar Rapids, Deb Henderson and husband Lyle of Williamsburg, Tami Wagner and husband Ron of Vinton and Shana Petrzelka and husband Brian Gage of Cedar Rapids; and fourteen grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Cleo on January 18, 1997, and a sister Evelyn Petrzelka.

Dwayne Max "Pete" Petrzelka was born June 10, 1933 in Iowa County, Iowa, the son of Matt and Elsie Dellamuth Petrzelka. He graduated from Norway High School in 1951 and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Pete married Cleo Sherman on July 30, 1954 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Marengo. He was employed as a foreman at Amana Refrigeration for 43 years, retiring in 1996. He was a member of the Marengo American Legion Post #76.

Pete was a true country boy at heart, who loved nothing more than making his daily stops to visit with old friends. He enjoyed music, dancing, and especially listening to the songs of Elvis. Pete was a man of few words, but he was very proud of his family, farm and his kids.

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo
Cedar Rapids Gazette, 24 Jan 2008