Memorial

Paul Thomas Raver, 60, of Cedar Rapids, ended his 15 month struggle with brain cancer at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Catholic Church by the Rev. David Beckman. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Glendale, OH. A visitation will be held on Friday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 4 to 8 p.m. and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. A second visitation will be held at the Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Mt. Healthy, OH on Monday, September 27, 2010.

Survivors include his wife, Carole; sons, Andrew Raver and wife, Tory of Iowa City, Brian Raver and friend, Karen of Richfield, MN, and Jeffrey Raver and wife, Cathy of Ft. Stewart, GA; mother, Shirley Raver of Kokomo, IN; sisters, Barbara Maners of Carmel, IN, Rita (Greg) Sale of Kokomo, IN, and Beth (Jeff) Sikkema of Metamora, IL; brother, Mark (Brenda) Raver of Tipton, IN; and mother-in-law, Ailene Bell of West Chester, OH. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul J. Raver and father-in-law, William Bell III.

Paul was born on July 6, 1950 in Batesville, IN to Paul and Shirley Schultz Raver. He graduated with a BS from Purdue University in 1973. Paul was united in marriage to Carole Bell on January 29, 1972 in Cincinnati, OH. He was the purchasing manager for Genencor International Inc. Paul was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. He loved coaching his sons. He enjoyed traveling and was an avid sports fan; especially the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals and the Purdue Boilermakers. Paul will be remembered as an excellent husband and father.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Brain Tumor Association and the Hospice House of Mercy.