Douglas Inacio Escobedo
June 23, 1956 ~ April 1, 2015
Douglas Inacio Escobedo, 58, of Marion, formerly of Mason City, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. on Sunday at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, with a Trisagion service at 6 p.m. Funeral Services: 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2015, at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, Mason City, by Father Peter Andronache of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Cedar Rapids. Visitation on Monday will be for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Mason City.
Survivors include his mother, Verna Escobedo of Marion; brother, Randy and his wife, Kay Escobedo, of Marion; niece, Aunna and her husband, Brian Wickman, of Madison, Wisconsin; nephew, Noah Escobedo of Colorado Springs, Colorado; several aunts, uncles, and cousins, especially aunt Juanita 'Jane' Fults of Kellogg, Iowa; and cousin Delores Orozco of Des Moines.
Doug was born June 23, 1956, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Inacio 'Jack' and Verna (Birke) Escobedo. He was baptized at the Evangelical Brethren Church in Ventura, Iowa. Doug loved music, especially bluegrass and listening to his dad play the accordion. He had a passion for trains and liked to go to Boone for rides. Doug and his family enjoyed traveling and camping in many states, Canada, and Mexico. His family was very important to him and he will be greatly missed by them.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jack; and his grandparents, Jose and Delores Escobedo and Virgil and Margaret Birke.
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Randy,
Sorry to read about your brother. Your family will be in my prayers this Easter weekend.
Frank Van Steenhuyse
Vinton
Randy and Family So Sorry for your Loss. Mike Kopf Iowa City
Verna, Randy & Kay, & family, We were so sorry to hear of Douglas’s passing. Juanita was keeping us informed so we could pray for you all. Know that you all continue in our prayers. May G od give you the strength and peace to carry you through the next while. You are in our hearts. Nelson & Rhonda Hoskins Sully,IA
Sorry aunt Verna and randy you will be in our prayers
So sorry for your loss Aunt Verna and Randy. He will truly be missed. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Love Kim Birke Snyder.
I will forever cherish the memories I have of going over to visit and seeing how happy Doug was to see us. My love to you Tia Verna and my prayers for comfort to you and Randy. Love you
Adriana Escobedo-Gonzales
Aunt Verna, Randy, Kay and Family, So sorry to hear of Doug’s passing. I will always remember his smile every time I saw him. He would alway get so excited to see us. The love that poured out of him was emence. God gave us Doug to show us how we should love with the inocents of a child. Now I picture him in heaven with Uncle Jack doing all the things he couldn’t do here with him. He is walking and talking maybe even playing the accordain with Uncle Jack. The Bible tells us we come to him with the inocents of a child so with that I truly feel in my heart that Doug is in heaven with our Lord. My prayers are with you in this time of sorrow. May God lift you up and help you with your sorrow. I love you all very much. I will miss Dougs bright smile, but I am comforted knowing he is smiling down on us and praying for us.
love you
Connie, Jose and Family
Douglas when he was a young boy.
Aunt Verna, Randy, Kay and Family. Doug will be dearly missed. He would always smile and get excited to see people. He is now in heaven with his Dad(Jack) and all of his relatives. I Know he is looking down on you and the family and praying you make it through these times.
Doug will be missed immensely! He was a shiny star in my life and I loved that he would give me a hard time! I love you Doug and I will miss you with all of my heart. You were part of my family too! Verna, Randy, Kay, Aunna, Brian and Noah my thought and prayers are with you always!
April Harding
Verna and family so sorry for your loss. Doug will be miss dearly. Thoughts and prayers to you.
Josie (Mejia) De La Cruz
So sorry to see such a wonderful person leave us. No matter where we were I was always drawn to Douglas I could sit for hours and hold his hand and talk with him, that is if he wasn’t mad at me, well then that was another story but he always gave in as long as it was on his terms and he had the last laugh. The main thing I will always remember is how loved he was by all. Doug was a very lucky young man to have had such loving family who cared for him with no boundaries, full of love and kindness, patience and warmth. I will miss him dearly and love him always. God Bless everyone in this very difficult time. Sending my prayers and thoughts to all of you.
Randy,
We extend our deepest sympathy to you and your family on the loss of your brother. May his memory be eternal.
Larry and Carolyn Poulakos