Obituary of Stanley L Kacena

Stanley L. "Stan" Kacena, 82, lifetime resident of Iowa City, died Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Lantern Park Care Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 19th at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Burial with military honors will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. A time for visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Stanley Lorence Kacena was born August 13, 1932 in Iowa City to John and Alene F. (Lorence) Kacena. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1954. On September 20, 1958 Stan was united in marriage to Carole Buckman at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Stan worked for several years at Nespers Signs in Cedar Rapids before purchasing his own company, Kacena Signs, in 1976. He retired from the sign company in 2000 and worked as a delivery driver for Barron's in Iowa City. Stan was a bowler in the Iowa City area for many years which lead to his wife and children also being avid bowlers. He also enjoyed scratching tickets and playing the slots. His family includes his wife, Carole; their children, Larry (Daylene Cox) of North Liberty, Gary (Pam) of Marion, Thomas (Ellen Ramsey-Kacena) of Swisher, Richard (Kimberly) of Swisher, and Casey of Iowa City; grandchildren, Shannon Rutherford (Brian), Justin (fiancée, Terri), Samantha, Amanda, Mickey, Joshua, Rebecca, Megan, Dylan, Kyle, and Elizabeth Kacena; brother Robert Kacena (Betty) of Iowa City, sister Karen Diltz of Runnels, and sister-in-law Carolyn Kacena of Burlington. Stan was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, James, and brother-in-law Tom Diltz. Donations in Stan's memory may be directed to Iowa City Hospice or the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center.