Roger D. Zemanek

Born in Dubuque, Iowa on September 15, 1926
Departed on December 11, 2002. Resided in Cedar Rapids, IA.

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Roger D. Zemanek, 76, of 1724 Hamilton St. SW died Wed. Dec. 11, 2002 at St. Lukes Hospital after a short illness. Services at 10 AM on Monday at the Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial at 2 PM on Monday at the Dubuque Linwood Cemetery in Dubuque. Friends may call at the Linwood Chapel after 1:30 PM on Monday. Friends may also call at the Cedar Memorial Funeral Home from 3 to 7 PM on Sunday and at the Chapel of Memories after 9 AM on Monday.
Survivors include his brother, Howard and his wife, Jo Anne of Marion. A niece, Marlys Wessels and her husband, David of Decatur, ILL., a nephew, Ray Zemanek and his wife, Martha of Atlanta, GA. and a great niece, Katrina Jo Wessels of Decatur, ILL. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Roger was born on Sept. 15, 1926 in Dubuque, the son of Robert and Grace Andresen Zemanek. Roger was an Eagle Scout and served in the Pacific as a Navy Medical Corpsman during WWII. He was a graduate of the University of Dubuque. During his sophomore year at the University of Iowa Dental College, he was severely paralyzed during the polio epidemic of 1949. He was a member of American Legion Hanford Post No. 5, the PVA and the First Lutheran Church all in Cedar Rapids.
Roger's boundless energy and optimistic outlook on life proved to be a living inspiration to those who knew and loved him. His love of people was matched only by his passion for life. He considered his confinement to a wheel chair as a means to an end, not as an end. Please leave a message, tribute or memorial to the Zemanek family on our web page, www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.

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