Iowa Firefighter's Memorial - Died Not on Duty Form

Iowa Firefighter's Memorial - Died Not on Duty
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  Bio Eugene L. Abernathey, 59, of Brandon, Iowa, died April 13, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a sudden illness. Gene was born on May 20, 1949, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the son of Kathryn E. Abernathey. He attended school in Vinton, Iowa, and was united in marriage to Deanna L. Rouse on July 20, 1968, in the Little Brown Church, Nashua. The couple owned and operated Abernathey Auto in Brandon, Iowa, for 28 years, and Gene was Brandon Volunteer fireman for 29 years. He is survived by his wife, Deanna Abernathey, Brandon; two daughters, Carmen (Tim) McGrew, Avon, Ill., and Carrie (Curt) Bantz, Rowley; six grandchildren, Iain and J. Miles McGrew, Carley, Cayla, Cameron, and Collin Bantz, and two sisters; Conneye Dulin, Cedar Rapids, and Veanus Hiler, Phoenix, Ariz. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ross and Opal Abernathey, who raised Gene.

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Bio	Eugene L. Abernathey, 59, of Brandon, Iowa, died April 13, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a sudden illness. Gene was born on May 20, 1949, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the son of Kathryn E. Abernathey. He attended school in Vinton, Iowa, and was united in marriage to Deanna L. Rouse on July 20, 1968, in the Little Brown Church, Nashua. The couple owned and operated Abernathey Auto in Brandon, Iowa, for 28 years, and Gene was Brandon Volunteer fireman for 29 years. He is survived by his wife, Deanna Abernathey, Brandon; two daughters, Carmen (Tim) McGrew, Avon, Ill., and Carrie (Curt) Bantz, Rowley; six grandchildren, Iain and J. Miles McGrew, Carley, Cayla, Cameron, and Collin Bantz, and two sisters; Conneye Dulin, Cedar Rapids, and Veanus Hiler, Phoenix, Ariz. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ross and Opal Abernathey, who raised Gene.