Memorial

Lyle Eugene Kurth, 87, of Robins, Iowa passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at the Hiawatha Care Center.

A Public Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 PM on Monday, August 31 at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Mandated by proclamation, social distancing must be practiced which requires a limited number of people to be allowed into the visitation at one time. The use of facemasks or shields is required. A Private Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Daniel Krueger officiating. A private inurnment with military honors will be offered at the Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Lyle was born on September 30, 1932, the son of the late Verna and Florence (Kanke) Kurth. Lyle graduated from Iowa Valley High School in Marengo, Iowa, Class of 1950. On December 7, 1958, Lyle married Carol Hamdorf at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Stanwood, Iowa.

Lyle was a Veteran in the US Navy from 1952-1956 as a 3rd Class Photo Mate, where he was aboard two aircraft carriers, the USS Wright and the USS Princeton. Lyle worked as a pricing administrator for the Collins Radio Company from 1956-1981; also Lyle served as a Contract Price Analyst at the Defense Contract Administrative Services from 1981 until his retirement in 1999. 

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 61 years, Carol, of Robins, IA; his children, Jeffrey (Beth) Kurth, of Marion, IA, Pamela (Kevin) Gorden of Marion, IA, Krystal Keller of Marion, IA, and Michele Kurth, of Cedar Rapids, IA; grandchildren, Ashley (Tanner) Hennick of Ames, IA, Megan (Brian) Moudry of Marion, IA, Justin (Mandy) Keller of Clarksville, TN, and Jeremy Keller of Chattanooga, TN; great-grandchildren, Emma Keller, of Clarksville, TN; Adelynn, Kynslee, Canaan, and Paisley Hennick, of Ames, IA; and Jade Moudry of Marion, IA; brother, William (Doris) Kurth, of Marengo, IA; sister-in-law, Sylvia Kurth of Grand Terrance, California; In-Laws, Harlan Hamdorf of Cedar Rapids, IA; Wesley (Roberta) Hamdorf, of Hiawatha, IA; and many devoted nieces, nephews, dear friends, and wonderful neighbors.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Zion Lutheran Church, in Hiawatha, IA.

The family wishes to thank the entire staff at the Hiawatha Care Center for all of their wonderful care of Lyle.