Russell L. Vincent

VINCENT, WEST, NEWKIRK, MCCARTNEY, FOSTER, SCHNOEBELEN, HAUENSTEIN, HARTMAN, SADEWASSER

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 1/6/2011 at 13:39:23

Russell L. Vincent 60, of North Liberty died Friday, December 31, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids of cancer.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10am, Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 3 to 7pm at Lensing’s Oak Hill, 210 Holiday Rd, Coralville, where a Vigil Service will be held at 6:30pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Mercy Hospital Foundation, Cedar Rapids, for the Dialysis Unit.
Russell was born November 3, 1950 in Iowa City, the son of Kenneth Albin and Roberta Ann West Vincent. He was raised in West Branch, where he graduated from high school in 1970. Russell was a graduate of the Iowa Police Academy. On June 3, 1981 Russell married Shelia Newkirk in Iowa City.
Russell was a correctional officer at the Iowa Medical Classification Center at Oakdale for 35 years, retiring last year.
Russell enjoyed home improvement projects, woodworking and collecting new tools. He liked to hunt deer and garden, especially growing his roses. His favorite author was Louis L’amour.
The family extends their appreciative to the caregivers in intensive care and the dialysis unit at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids,
Russell is survived by his wife Shelia and their son Ken, both of North Liberty; his sister Jane McCartney of North English: sister-in-law Marilyn Vincent of North Liberty; his aunt Clara Belle Foster of Bakersfield, CA; brothers and sisters-in-law Kathleen Schnoebelen, Sherry Ann Hauenstein, Andrew Newkirk, Nora Hartman, Kevin Newkirk and Thalia Sadewasser; numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Jack and brother-in-law John McCartney.