Obituary of Edward LeRoy Pettit

Edward Leroy Pettit was born January 22, 1942, in Cedar Rapids, IA the son of Edward and Josephine (Behles) Pettit. He has lived in this area all of his life: Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Ainsworth and North Liberty. Ed worked for most of his life in the construction industry as a Heavy Equipment Operator and some years in the restaurant industry. Employers included: Coralville Excavating, Bowman Construction, Iowa City Excavating, Frantz Construction companies, Roberts Dairy and The Carousel restaurant. He retired in 2005 after over 50 years of hard labor yet continued to work part time up until the fall of 2012. Ed enjoyed traveling, cars, music, photography, and most importantly he loved spending time with family and friends. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City. His family includes his former wife, Judy (Kinkaid) Jarvis and their children, Russell Jarvis (Colleen) of Cedar Rapids and children, Brandon, Amber and Austin, Steve Jarvis (Suzi) of Sebree, KY and children, Andrew and Ashley; former wife, Judith (Hoalton) Dittmer and their children, Mark Asher of Kansas City, MO and children, Amanda and Madison, Kelly Asher (deceased) and her children, Amber and Megan, Matt Asher of Bellvue, NE and his children, Damien, Randi, Shelbi, Jarrod and Jaxson, Dennis Pettit (Lisa Stultz) of Iowa City and children, Ryan, Tyler, Alivia and Kyren; former wife, Valerie (Brookins) Pettit and their children, Pam Behrends of Coralville and children, Shawn, Adam and Jesse, Karen Bruns of Elma, IA and children, Erica and Nicole, Tracy Melver of Marquette, IA and Terry Melver of Coralville and children, Glen, Justin, Joshua, Zachary and Grace; girlfriend, Betty Jarrard of North Liberty as well as several great-grandchildren and his siblings: Don Pettit (Evelyn) of Waterloo, Cliff Pettit of Iowa City, Tom Pettit of North Liberty, Ken Pettit of North Liberty, Jenny Mitchell of Iowa City and sister-in-law, Judy Pettit of Iowa City. Ed is preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Kelly, and two brothers, Emmett Miles Pettit and Joseph Dewayne Pettit. Funeral services will be held at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City on Friday July 12, 2013, with the Reverend Brent Hartwig officiating. The Church will host a public visitation on Friday starting at 9am. Services will begin at 10:30am with the Burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in his memory to the Iowa City Hospice or American Cancer Society.