"To: Council Bluffs and Omaha Papers
From: Teahen Funeral Home, Cedar
Rapids, IA
To be published: Sunday, June 16,
2013
Marvin
Homer Beezley, 80 of Cedar Rapids, IA died Friday, June 14, 2013 at West Ridge
Care Center following a long illness. Services: 1 p.m., Saturday, at New
Covenant Bible Church, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Jeremy Hudson. Burial: 1 p.m., Monday, June 24, 2013, at
Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Council Bluffs with military honors. Friends may visit with the family Friday from
3 to 6 p.m., at Teahen Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids and after 12 p.m. on Saturday
at the church.
Marvin
is survived his daughter Lori (William) Meyer of Cedar Rapids; five
grandchildren Rebekah Meyer of Roseville, MN, John (Megan) Meyer of Manchester,
NH, Jeremy Meyer of Cedar Rapids, and Amy (Eddie) Sinkevich, Jacob Beezley, and
Adam (Jenee) Mann all of Omaha, NE; one brother Richard (Marcia) Beezley of
Burnsville, MN; two nephews and a niece Kristopher (Jeannette) Beezley of
Florida, and Patrick Beezley, and Stephanie (Tom) Baker both of Minnesota; a
special friend Jean Borders of Cedar Rapids, and the large body of caregivers
at West Ridge Care Center.
He
was preceded in death by his wife Norma Jean, his brother Gerald Beezley in 2008
and son Michael in 2011.
Marvin
was born on November 22, 1932 in Council Bluffs the son of Homer and Edna
(Timm) Beezley. He married Norma Jean
Pope on September 18, 1954 at Grace Methodist Church in Des Moines. Norma Jean
died in 1972. Marvin retired in 1977
from the Air Force as a Lt Colonel, as a navigator on B-52’s. He faithfully served in Vietnam and during
his time in service was able to travel the world and be stationed in many
states.
The
family would like to give special recognition to all the caregivers at West
Ridge Care Center who over the years became like family to Marvin.
Instead
of flowers the family requests that donations be made in his name to the
Wounded Warrior Project Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka,
Kansas 66675, or online at:
got@woundedwarriorproject.org
Online
condolences may be left for the family at www.teahenfuneralhome.com"
For all my genealogy friends I tried to get as much genealogical data in as I could.
Please accept my sincere condolences for your loss. Beautiful obituary. He would be proud, I am sure.
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