Obituary of Lloyd L. Pelling

Lloyd Lawrence Pelling, age 89, of Stuart Florida, and formerly of Iowa City, Iowa, passed away peacefully from natural causes on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Lloyd was born on November 3, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ruth and Lloyd Lawrence Pelling, Sr. Lloyd earned both a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (summa cum laude) and a Master's of Business Administration from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. It was at Northwestern that he met his beloved wife, Jillian. Lloyd enlisted in the United States Army in 1943, and served in the Army Corp of Engineers. Lloyd and Jillian were married on June 17th, 1950 and settled in Chicago, where Lloyd worked for Container Corporation of America. Lloyd and Jillian moved their family to Iowa City in 1956, where Lloyd continued developing and expanding the L. L. Pelling Asphalt Paving Company, originally founded in 1948 by his father, Lloyd Pelling, Sr. Lloyd served as President of L. L. Pelling Company, Inc. for over 30 years. In the late 1950's, Lloyd and Jillian expanded the business to include the L. L. Pelling Equipment Leasing Corporation, which Jillian helped manage until their retirement in 1986. Lloyd served on the Board of the Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa from 1965-1971, and served as President in 1970. He also was active in the National Asphalt Paving Association, the Association of General Contractors of America, and the American Road Builders Association. The L. L. Pelling Company has been actively involved in numerous charities, a commitment that continues to this day. Lloyd was a loving husband to his wife Jillian, and a devoted father to his three daughters. Lloyd and Jillian's home on Bluffwood Circle was a warm and welcoming gathering place for their friends and their daughters' friends and families. After retiring to Stuart, Florida, Lloyd and Jillian enjoyed boating, entertaining and traveling the world with family and lifelong friends. Lloyd will be remembered as a kind and generous man of great integrity, who was well respected by his peers, worked hard, built a great company, and adored his family and friends. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at the Gay and Ciha Funeral Home, 2720 Muscatine Avenue, in Iowa City. Visitation will be from1:30 – 2:30 pm and the Memorial Service will begin at 2:30 pm. Lloyd is survived by his three daughters, Jill Christine (Curtis Starnes) of West Branch, Iowa, Victoria Gail of Stuart, Florida, and Karen Marie (Craig Levine) of Aurora, Colorado. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Daniel Bramer, Jennifer Loflin, Alisha Stokes, Justin Starnes, and six great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the American Heart Association.