Jimmie Coutentos

JIMMIE COUTENTOS

Cedar Rapids

Jimmie Nicholas Coutentos, 83, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, with a rosary service starting at 3:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Christopher Podhajsky officiating. Burial will be held at Mount Calvary Cemetery with military honors following the Mass.

Jimmie Nicholas Coutentos was born Sept. 2, 1931, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Nicholas and Doris (Prather) Coutentos. Jimmie attended the University of Iowa for two years, majoring in commercial arts. His education was interrupted by the Korean War. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, from 1952 to 1954. Jimmie was a big believer in higher education. During the service he gave GED tests to servicemen. After the service, he attended Cedar Rapids Barbers College and Kirkwood Community College.

Jimmie married Patricia Hughes on Aug. 3, 1960, in Iowa City, Iowa. Jimmie was a meat processor inspector for the Depart-ment of Agriculture. He enjoyed reading, coin and rock collecting, gem faceting, furniture refinishing and driving his classic 1947 Cadillac. Jimmie was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, VFW and NARFE. He will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Patricia; children, Gary (Joy) Coutentos of Cedar Rapids, Michael (Carol) Coutentos of Belle Plaine and Lynda (Ramon) Ziadeh of Cedar Rapids; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a cousin, Irene (Mike) Frow of Reno, Nev.

He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Nicholas Coutentos.

Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society.

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