Ross, Carl Leon – 1955-2010

BALDWIN, LEWIS, MONROE, ROSS, STEWART, WADSWORTH, ZIBERT

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 6/14/2010 at 14:28:47

Carl Leon Ross, 54, of Solon, Iowa, formerly of Monroe, Iowa, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
A celebration of life service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at the United Presbyterian Church, 209 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton.
The family will greet friends from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the church on Thursday. Private burial will be at the Gifford Cemetery in Monroe, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to the University of Iowa Digestive Research Foundation. Memorials may be left at the church on Thursday or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton, Iowa.
Carl Leon Ross, the son of Ivan and Georgia (Lewis) Ross, was born July 23, 1955, in Monroe, Iowa. He was a graduate of Monroe High School in 1973 and later graduated from the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. Carl married his love, Janice L. Wadsworth, on June 6, 1992.
Carl had owned and operated Central States Boring Company Inc. Prior to that, he worked for McLeod USA, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He had also been a Polk County deputy sheriff for several years.
Carl attended St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Iowa City. He enjoyed antiquing, hunting, fishing and all things automotive. Throughout his life, there was nothing he enjoyed more than spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Janice of Solon; son, Lance (Heather) Ross of Newton; his two granddaughters, Addison and Aliviah Ross of Newton; two sisters, Linn Zibert of Des Moines and Mary Stewart of Monroe; and his favorite nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Ida Baldwin and June Monroe; and brother, Gene, in infancy.
Carl’s family would like to thank all of the doctors and nurses at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics who took care of Carl. They would also like to thank all of you who have had Carl on your prayer list over these past months and thank all the family and friends for their personal support.
Thoughts, memories and condolences made be left at www.wallacefamilyfuneralhome.com.
Source: Newton Daily News; Tuesday, June 8, 2010