Memorial
Earl F. Ceynar, 83, lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories officiated by CRFD Chaplain James Coyle. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the chapel. Interment with military honors will be held at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Earl was born February 4, 1933 in Cedar Rapids to William and Stella (Dusek) Ceynar. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving honorably with the 718th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Ellisworth AFB, Rapid City, SD and at Anderson AFB in Guam, during the Korea War, as a Crew Chief on the RB36. He was united in marriage to Lois Garner on August 19, 1959 in Iowa City.
As a civilian Earl, was a Fire Fighter and EMT-D for 38 years, auxiliary police officer, armored car driver, mechanic, dairy farmer, taxi driver and held licenses as a commercial helicopter and aircraft pilot. Most importantly he was a husband, a father, a friend of many, and a man of faith and duty who did his job tirelessly, selflessly.
He was preceded in death by his wife Lois in 2014, step-son Allen Speidel, and step-daughter Darlene Speidel. He is survived by his son, Chris Ceynar of Texas.
Memorials in Earl’s name may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation: 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.