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TePASKE, E. Russell 1930-2018

TEPASKE, RUSSELL, MACCANON

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 3/26/2018 at 10:05:56

Obituary for E. Russell TePaske

E. Russell TePaske (1930-2018)

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA – E. Russell “Russ” TePaske, 87, of Cedar Falls died Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth E. Martin Health Center.

He was born September 15, 1930 in Sheldon, Iowa, son of John and Lucy (Russell) TePaske. He married Delight MacCanon on April 6, 1951, in Des Moines, Iowa. They divorced in September 1979.

He graduated from Archer High School in 1948; Westmar College in 1951; and Oklahoma State University in 1963 with a Ph.D. in Zoology. He taught in Lakota and Humboldt Public Schools from 1952 to 1961 and then was Professor of Biology at the University of Northern Iowa from 1963 until retiring in 1989.

He is survived by three sons: Larry (Ramona) of Waterloo, Lon (Paula) of Cedar Falls, and Mark (Lori) of Charles City; a daughter, Lynn TePaske of Waimanalo, HI; and five grandchildren.

Preceded in death by an infant son.

Memorial Services: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church in Waterloo. Visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 at Richardson Funeral Service, Cedar Falls. He deeded his body to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy.

Memorials may be directed to UNI Foundation: Clifford and Alice Memorial Scholarship (Science) or Robert Runkle Scholarship (Social Work); or to Cedar Valley Hospice.

Condolences may be left at www.richardsonfuneralservice.com.

Special thanks to the staff at the Western Home’s Martin and Stanard Centers. Russ loved his family, church, travel, and gardening. He touched many lives and will be greatly missed.

SOURCE: Richardson funeral home website


 

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