Morris Blum (1944-2021)

BLUM, MAAS, MANAHL, WILTFANG

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 7/15/2021 at 19:39:32

Morris (Moe) Joseph Blum of Independence Village, Waukee, Iowa passed away March 9, 2021.

A graveside service will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Dubuque later this spring.

Moe was born June 22, 1944, son of Morris and Margaret (Maas) Blum. He attended St. Mary grade school, Wahlert, Loras Academy, and graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1962.

Moe married Janice Manahl on February 13, 1965, at Nativity Church. He operated Dubuque Vending Co. from 1963 to 1986. He then worked for Dubuque Greyhound Park. Moe and Jan moved to Texas City, TX, in 2000 where he worked at Gulf Greyhound Park in LaMarque, TX. They then moved back to Cedar Rapids, IA, and then to Waukee, IA.

Moe is survived by his wife of 56 years; sons, Mike (Gwen), Steve, Bob (Amy), Ron (Stescey), and Tony (Amber); grandchildren, Aquila, Michael, Brianna (Conner) Herman, Kaylee (Jacob), Ryan, Nick, Alex, Addie, Ethan, Lilliah, Gabbie, Gyllian, Peyton, Mallory, Aliyah, and Alyssa; great-grandchildren Armani, Corey, Tyrone, Jamal, and Elsie; sisters-in-law, Mary Lou Wood, Rita (Jim) Weber, Betsy Manahl, Joyce Wiltfang, Betty Jo Manahl; brothers-in-law Jerry Kuntz, Jim Weber; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father; sisters-in-law, Ginger Kuntz and Dolores Bridges; brothers-in-law, Ed Manahl, Tom Bridges, George Wood, Roger Manahl, Dennis Wiltfang; nephews, David Wood and Jeffrey Kuntz; niece, Debbie Baugh; mother-in-law and father-in-law Oliver and Ethel Manahl.