Obituary for Shirley E. Lamb Shirley “Shirel” E. Lamb, Cedar Rapids, passed away July 6, 2018 at age 92. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids, officiated by Pastor Bonnie Koeppen. Visitation will be held 10:00 – 11:00 a.m Wednesday at the Church.
Burial with military honors will take place at Ivy Hill Cemetery near Malcom at 3:00 pm. Wednesday. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Shirel was born April 8, 1926 at home near Malcom, Iowa to William and Emma (Schultz) Lamb. He grew up on the farm and attended Malcom and Brooklyn schools, graduating from Brooklyn High School in 1943. Shirel married Dorothy Marie Freese on October 25, 1944 in Brooklyn.
He entered the US Naval Air Corps in 1943, attended John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio for two years where he then went on to serve on the USS TH Bliss. He spent his naval time in the European Theater until discharged in January 1946. Shirel and Dorothy lived in Brooklyn, Emmetsburg, and Cedar Rapids, where they raised three children.
Shirel worked all his years in the mechanical field of plumbing, heating, and air conditioning. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling. He followed all sports and always enjoyed good conversation.
He was a lifelong member of the Methodist church, serving as a Sunday school teacher at one time. He coached Little League baseball and was a member of the Masonic Order for over 50 years. Shirel also served on the Electrical Board of Review in Cedar Rapids and was a member of Local 263 Sheet Metal Workers Union.
After the death of his wife Dorothy in 1991, Shirel married Joanne Gensicke Burchenbreiter December 3, 1999 in Cedar Rapids. Shirel is survived by daughter Barbara Hamilton, Cedar Falls; son Lynn (Darlene) Lamb, Oro Valley, Arizona; daughter-in-law Gail Lamb, Cedar Falls; step-daughters Ann Teidt, Marion; Dawn Trudeau, Seattle; Lynn (Alan) Goya, Las Vegas; and step-son Dean (Carol) Burchenbreiter, Cedar Rapids. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; thirteen step-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren; brother, Merle (Ruth) Lamb, Grinnell; sister-in-law Dorothy Freese, Cedar Rapids; and many special nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; both his first and second wife; son, Edwin Lamb; son-in-law, Larry Hamilton; three brothers, Truman, Faye, and LaVern Lamb; two sisters, Bernice Pals and Maxine Smith; six brothers-in-law; and five sisters-in-law. Memorials may be designated to St. Mark’s Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids or to the family for designation at a later time. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Shirley E. Lamb please visit our Sympathy Store.
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