Jack E Stiner

Jack E. Stiner, 78, of Cedar Falls, died of cancer on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was born October 7, 1931 in Cherokee, Iowa, the son of Fred L. and Agnes (Means) Stiner. Jack married Marian Megonigle on September 14, 1968 at First Methodist Church in Independence, Iowa. He was a graduate of Waterloo West High School and served in the U.S. Army as a tank commander during the Korean Conflict. Jack worked for several years for the Illinois Central Railroad. He later worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. for many years, retiring in 1984. Jack enjoyed trapshooting and building and flying his experimental aircraft.

Survivors include his wife, Marian, of Cedar Falls; his daughter, Jean (Skip Henry) Spang, of Vancouver, Washington; two grandchildren, Martha and Jay Spang, both of Vancouver; three nephews, Mike (Mindy) Stiner, Chuck (Jody) Stiner, and Russ (Kathy) Stiner; a grand nephew, Brett; a niece-in-law, Carol, and his sister-in-law, Ramona.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Robert "Red" Stiner, and a nephew, Doug Stiner.

Services will be 11:00 am Friday, October 23, 2009, at Prairie Lakes Church in Cedar Falls, with interment Saturday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa, where military honors will be conducted by VFW L. A. Wescott Post 2253. Visitation will be 4—7:00 pm Thursday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, and one hour before service at the church. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com