Memorial
Von McConnell, 85 of Cedar Rapids died Monday May 9, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services at 1:00 PM on Friday at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Entombment with military rites at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 5 to 8 PM on Thursday.
Survivors include his wife Lillian of 64 years, two sons Richard (Chris) and Ron (Angie) all of Cedar Rapids; a daughter Patricia (Dave) Cline of Norway; two brothers Erwin (Dixie) and Dwight (Vicki) all of Cedar Rapids; five sisters Alberta (Dale) Stanek of Cedar Rapids, Marcene (Jim) Powers of Albia, Dorothy Adamson of Salina, Kansas, Adella (Ron) Powder of Arkansas City, Kansas, and Alice Rogers of Oskaloosa. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren a sister-in-law Roberta McConnell and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers Junior, Virgil, his twin Don and three sisters Thelma, Velma and Doris.
Von was born on March 2, 1931 in Fremont, Iowa the son of Floyd and Hazel McBeth McConnell. He married Lillian Schutzman on January 15, 1952 in Cedar Rapids. Von was an over the road truck drive for over 40 years. He drove for several local trucking firms and retired from Heartland Express in 1995 after more than 12 years of service.
Von was very mechanically inclined. He liked to tinker with cars and could fix most anything. He enjoyed the outdoors, WWF Wrestling, old western movies and he loved dogs.
Von proudly served in the marines and was a wonderful husband, father, brother and grandfather whose memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved him. He will be greatly missed.
A memorial fund has been established in Von’s name.