Robert Howard Church

Robert Howard Church, 64, of LeClaire, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, July 2, 2007, in his home, due to heart related complications. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 6, 2007, at the First Church of the Open Bible, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. John Helmuth. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his father, John W. Church, of Belle Plaine; his wife, Tina; his children, Erick "Rick" Church, of Cedar Rapids, Shana (Chad) Chadwick, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Sam and Sarah Church, at home; a granddaughter, Chelsea Chadwick; two brothers, Chuck (Wanda) Church, of Cedar Rapids, and Bill Church, of Wisconsin; a sister, Cindy (Kevin) Klein, of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Emma, two sons, Scotty and Joel Church, and three brothers, John, Jr. and Steve, and an infant brother, Wayne.
Rob was born December 5, 1942, the son of John and Emma (Johnstone) Church, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He married Christina Wright on September 21, 1990, in LeClaire, Iowa. Rob worked for most of his life in car sales, including Cars by Ron and Bob and Rob, Lincoln Heights Auto, with business partner Jim Leonard, and East Towne Motors. He was also Used Car Manager of Balstead Ford, General Manager of 1st Avenue Chrysler Plymouth, Cedar Rapids, Dahl Ford and Green Chevrolet in the Quad Cities. Rob also was general manager of Cimino Distributing in Cedar Rapids.
A generous man, Rob had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed his Ford F-150 Lightening truck. He loved crossword puzzles, trivia, NASCAR, working in his yard and garden and most of all spending time with his family, especially his kids. He delighted in planning the family Christmas celebrations. Rob was a member of the El Kahir Shrine and Mt. Herman Lodge. He was a wonderful father, dearly loved by all and will be greatly missed.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Rob for Sam and Sarah.
Please sign the online guest book for Rob at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.