Obituary of Joseph William Hurd

Joseph W. Hurd, 94 of Iowa City died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral Mass will be held 2 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2011 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City. Visitation will be prior to the service Friday, from 12-1:45 at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Burial with military honors will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established in Joseph’s name and will be used to support future Honor Flights of the Quad Cities. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Joseph William Hurd was born May 15, 1916, in Perry, Iowa the son of Joseph Adrian and Evaline A. (Bender) Hurd. He graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in Perry in 1933. He later enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, where he served in the Signal Corps. Joseph was united in marriage to Lathelma Rozella Griggs on April 19, 1941, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Perry. The couple lived in Perry for nearly twenty years; they had also resided in Ames, Boone and Marshalltown before moving to Iowa City in 1989. Joe has been an electrician most of his life, working at Iowa State University while living in Ames. His family includes daughters and their husbands, Joanne and Philip O'Gara of Davenport and Lois and Jim Friday of Iowa City; sons and their wives, Dennis and Mary Hurd of Bettendorf and Tom and Nancy Hurd of Mason City; twelve grandchildren Cynthia (Dave) Flagel, Jeannette (Steve) Slade, Theresa (Jim) Vondran, Dr. Michelle O’Gara, Michael (Jessica) Hurd, Jody Hurd, Kelly (Randy) Garza, Laura (Dan) Alliss, Tyson (Onesty) Friday, Emily (Mike) Curry, Kyle Hurd, and Alyse (Mark) Dilts; ... READ MORE → Joseph W. Hurd, 94 of Iowa City died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral Mass will be held 2 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2011 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City. Visitation will be prior to the service Friday, from 12-1:45 at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Burial with military honors will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established in Joseph’s name and will be used to support future Honor Flights of the Quad Cities. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Joseph William Hurd was born May 15, 1916, in Perry, Iowa the son of Joseph Adrian and Evaline A. (Bender) Hurd. He graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in Perry in 1933. He later enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, where he served in the Signal Corps. Joseph was united in marriage to Lathelma Rozella Griggs on April 19, 1941, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Perry. The couple lived in Perry for nearly twenty years; they had also resided in Ames, Boone and Marshalltown before moving to Iowa City in 1989. Joe has been an electrician most of his life, working at Iowa State University while living in Ames. His family includes daughters and their husbands, Joanne and Philip O'Gara of Davenport and Lois and Jim Friday of Iowa City; sons and their wives, Dennis and Mary Hurd of Bettendorf and Tom and Nancy Hurd of Mason City; twelve grandchildren Cynthia (Dave) Flagel, Jeannette (Steve) Slade, Theresa (Jim) Vondran, Dr. Michelle O’Gara, Michael (Jessica) Hurd, Jody Hurd, Kelly (Randy) Garza, Laura (Dan) Alliss, Tyson (Onesty) Friday, Emily (Mike) Curry, Kyle Hurd, and Alyse (Mark) Dilts; thirteen great-grandchildren, Chelsie and Ryan Flagel, Austin and Mackenzie Slade, Courtney Vondran, Marianna, Peter and Patrick Hurd, Wyatt Garza, Nate Hartman, Ostyn and Toby Friday, Keira Mirelli; brother, Marion (Jean) Hurd; and brother-in-law, Joe Ruggle He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Rozella in February of 2004; brother, Eugene Hurd; sister, Arva Ruggle; and sister-in-law, Kate Hurd. Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City is caring for Joseph’s family and his services. BACK TO TOP