Paul T. Neuzil

NEUZIL, VITOSH, COX, KILPATRICK, WALSH, CRAVER, HURLEY, ELIASEN, PIPER, RENK, ROCKAFELLOW, GRENIS, DENNER, LANGENBERG

Posted By: Tara <tara@lensingfuneral.com>
Date: 11/4/2009 at 17:07:31

Paul T. Neuzil, 82, of Iowa City, longtime Johnson County farmer and horseman, died peacefully at home Tuesday, November 3, 2009
following a long battle with cancer.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10am, Saturday, November 7, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hills with Rev. Louis Leonhardt officiating. Burial with military honors will be at St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 7pm at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, where a rosary will be recited at 4 pm. Friends may also call after 9 am Saturday at the Church. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established. Arrangements are with Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City.

Paul was born May 21, 1927 in Iowa City, the son of Thomas and Irene Vitosh Neuzil. He was raised near Tiffin where he attended school and later attended agricultural school in West Branch. Paul served in the US Army during the Korean War. On August 1,1953 Paul married JoAnne Cox at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Iowa City.

Paul farmed near Riverside and Hills for most of his life. He loved working the land and raising cattle and horses.

Paul was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, the Oxford American Legion, the Iowa
Draft Horse Assn, Plowman’s Assn, and Percheron Horse Assn. In 2008 Paul won first place in the antique draft horse
competition at the Iowa State Fair.

Paul is survived by his wife JoAnne and their nine children, Harold Neuzil of Oxford and his children Harold “Bo” (Roly) Neuzil Jr.and Sarah Neuzil; Carl (Darci) Neuzil of Dallas, TX and their children Nicole, Carley, Kelsey and Keaton; James Neuzil (Judy Kilpatrick) of Mechanicsville and his children Melanie Walsh, Sherry Craver, Jeremy (Allison) Neuzil, Josie and Dillon (Pam)
Neuzil; Catherine (Dennis) Hurley of Iowa City and their children Shea (Christopher) Eliasen and Neil (Amy) Hurley;
Christopher John Neuzil of Iowa City and his children Jacob, Justin and Elley; Paula (Gary) Piper of Iowa City and their children
Erin and Jennifer (Jason) Renk; Amie (William) Rockafellow of Iowa City and their children Myrissa (Jeff) Gingerich, Weston (Jessica) Rockafellow and Myleena (Brock) Grenis; Edward (Susanne) Neuzil of Riverside and their daughter Sydney; and Leo
Anthony “Tony” Neuzil of Iowa City and his daughter Paige; 16 great grandchildren; his sister, Delores (Frank) Denner of Ft. Madison and sister and brother-in-law, Dee Neuzil of Muskogee, OK and Paul Langenberg of Oxford; numerous nieces and nephews.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter Mary Jo and two siblings Thomas Neuzil and Ann Langenberg.

Johnson Obituaries maintained by Harvey W. Henry with the
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen