Kurt Anthony Cullum

Born in Bethesda, MD on February 3, 1953
Departed on February 6, 2010. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Memorial

Kurt A. Cullum, 57, of Cedar Rapids, died at the Hospice House of Mercy, Saturday, February 6, 2010 following a five month battle with pancreatic cancer. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories by the Rev. David Grandon. A visitation will be held at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home on Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m.

Kurt was born on February 3, 1953 in Bethesda, MD to Dyke and Glendoris (Wiegman) Cullum. He married Cheryl Jones on September 2, 1972 in Hazel Green, WI. Kurt worked for 30 years with Reinhart Foodservice, with the last fourteen of those as Division President in Cedar Rapids. He loved spending time with, and cooking for family and friends. Everyone that knew him was aware of his passion for golf. He loved being on the course with his friends. He also had a love of travel and snowmobiling. He adored his grandson and new granddaughter. Kurt was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather.

Survivors include his bride, Cheryl of 37 years; children, April (Jason) Ripp of Lodi, WI and Jason Cullum and his special friend, Melissa Dean, of Dubuque; his grandchildren, Caden and Chloe Ripp; mother Glendoris Rupp of Cuba City, WI; three sisters, Carole Cullum of San Francisco, CA, Cheri (Eugene) Dumas of Janesville, WI, Linda (David) Bennett of Hazel Green, WI; a brother, Dyke Cullum of Bend, OR; four step brothers, Ron (Pat) Rupp of Tempe, AZ, Dennis (Carol) Rupp of Sun Prairie, WI, Bob (Rosanne) Rupp and Tom (Marcie) Rupp, all of Hazel Green; and step sister, Meredith (Albert) Vogt of Hazel Green. Also surviving are his mother-in-law, Dorothy Jones of Dubuque; nine sisters-in-law, Judy Kurt of Des Moines, Pamela Sloan of Indianola, Carolyn Suby of Pleasant Hill, Dorothy (Harold) Fuller, Holly (Dean) Nauman, and Tracy (Steve) Terry, all of Dubuque, Vickie (Timothy) Callahan of Cedar Rapids, Sharon (Jeff) Wischmeyer of LeRoy, MI, Lisa (Mike) Miller of Rockford, IL; three brothers-in-law, Craig (Becky) Jones and Darren Jones, all of Dubuque, Todd (Lori) Jones of Rockford, IL; and many nieces and nephews. Kurt was preceded in death by his father, step father, grandparents, father-in-law, and four brothers-in-law, John Jones, Keith Jones, Dave Suby, and Tom Sloan.

The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Ghosh and his staff, St. Luke’s Hospice, his nurses, Amber and Marilyn, and the staff at Hospice House of Mercy.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Anna Purna Ghosh Foundation, P.O. Box 1248, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406.

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