LONERGAN, Merlyn Gene 1930-2004

LONERGAN, ANDERSON, MOONEY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/11/2010 at 18:45:22

Merlyn Gene Lonergan, 1930-2004

Funeral services for Merlyn Gene Lonergan of Sebring, Florida, formerly of Cedar Falls, Iowa, will be held at Parrott and Wood Funeral Home in Waterloo, Iowa, on Thursday, Oct. 14. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories, Waterloo. Merlyn died of cancer at his home on Friday, October 8, 2004.

Gene was born December 16, 1930, near Mitchell, Iowa, to Frank and Lillian Lonergan. He attended school at Mitchell and Osage. On July 7, 1949 he married Beatrice June Anderson in Waterloo, Iowa; they were later divorced. On March 14, 1970 he married Mildred Mooney in Marshalltown. Mildred died in 1997. Gene then remarried Beatrice on January 9, 1998 at Sebring, Florida.

Gene was employed for 49 years by Deere and Company. For many years he also ran Gene's Mow and Blow lawn mower business from his Cedar Falls home. Gene loved John Deere, traveling, fishing and friends and family.

Merlyn Gene Lonergan was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Mary Voshell, Mildred Schulz and Margaret Kindschuh.

His survivors include his wife Bea; four daughters, Jeri Savage of Lehigh Acres, Florida, Karla Bearbower and husband Steve R. of Waterloo, Kim Hayes and husband David of Urbana, Iowa, and Jackie Heine and husband Dan of Tripoli, Iowa; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two brothers Melbourne "Bud" Lonergan of Waterloo and Marvin "Lee" Lonergan of Mitchell and a sister Mabel Lang of Waterloo.

Parrott and Wood Funeral Home in Waterloo is in charge of arrangements.

Adapted from: Mitchell County Press-News -- 10/13/2004