Linn County IA Archives Obituaries.....Zehms, John June 6, 2017
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Cedar Rapids Gazette, June 8, 2017
John W. Zehms, 76, of Mount Vernon, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the 
Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon. Funeral service: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 
at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon. Visitation: 4 
to 7 p.m. Friday, June 9, at the funeral home. Burial: Mount Vernon Memorial 
Cemetery. 
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Marilyn; children, April (David) 
Payne, Sandy (Corey) Guenther and John (Samantha) Zehms; grandchildren, 
Alexandra Pons, Kristin and Nicole Guenther and Gretta, Adam, Erik and Kevin 
Zehms; brother, Rowe Zehms Jr.; and many extended family and friends. 
John William Zehms was born April 30, 1941, in Cedar Rapids, to Rowe Sr. and 
Anne (Robertson) Zehms. He attended and graduated from Washington High 
School in 1959. John worked six years at Penick & Ford, then ADM Corn 
Sweeteners, where he worked for over 27 years, retiring in 2006. He also 
served in the Marine Reserves from 1963 to 1967. He married Marilyn Karas on 
Nov. 21, 1964, in Atlantic, Iowa. 
John belonged to the El Kahir Shrine, Crescent Lodge 25, Scottish Rite 
Temple and Grace Episcopal Church for many years. 
He enjoyed playing cards, cooking out, and going on vacations around the 
Midwest. He loved caring for his home acreage with his John Deere tractors 
and Gator. John's most cherished activity was spending time with his beloved 
family. 
Memorials may be directed to the El Kahir Shrine Children's Hospital. 

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