Quentin Sabotta
January 4, 1920 ~ April 11, 2012
Quentin R. Sabotta, 92, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Mercy Hallmar. Funeral Mass: 2 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Dennis Juhl and Deacon Jim Berger. Visitation from 12 noon to service time on Monday at the church. Burial: St. John's Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military honors by VFW Post 788. Arrangements by Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids. Quentin was born January 4, 1920, in Trempeleau County, Wisconsin, the son of Lawrence Sabotta and Johanna Kreibeck of Arcadia, Wisconsin. In 1940, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and for 3�� years he was a prisoner of the Japanese. There are two Iowa members remaining from this group of Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. After his service, Quentin graduated from Winona State College in 1948, serving as Senior Class President, and then graduated in 1951 from the University of Minnesota with a MA degree in Educational Psychology. His professional career included 23 years with the Cedar Rapids Community School District and 35 years as an evaluator for Iowa Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Quentin was a member of the VFW Post 788, American Psychological Association and St. Ludmila's Parish. Preceding him in death were his parents; older sister, Lucille McClaine; and younger brother, Adrian of Winona, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis I. Sabotta; their nine children, Denise (Dan) Ledegar, Diane Blewett (Tim Johnson), Paul (Marsha) Sabotta, Chris (Bruce) Beguhn, Sara Panek (Ron McGraw), Linda (Bob) Williams, Michael (Anne) Sabotta, John Sabotta, and Vince (Devon) Sabotta; and their 17 grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Janice Heitman, of Stewartville, Minnesota Also surviving him are four children from a previous marriage. Quentin was an avid hobby mechanic of cars and motorcycles, building three motorhomes from scratch for family travel. He built the brick family home with Phyllis and colleagues and later an earth shelter in the country with the help of his children. He was forced to give up his Gold Wing and many projects at age 80 when macular degeneration stole his vision and his memory began to fail. He remained in his home until the last month of his life when he was no longer able to stand. Memorial donations may be directed to St Ludmila Catholic Church.
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Our sincere condolence to you and your family. Wishing you comfort and peace that he was in your lives for such a long time. Peace.
I’m so sorry to hear about Quentin. My heart goes out to you all. I pray that the Lord give you comfort, peace, and the assurance that you will one day be reunited. God Bless you all,
Nancy
To the Sabotta family, nearly a century of memories will be cherished forever. Much love and prayers to surround you in the days and months ahead. Xoxo
With our deepest sympathy to Phyllis and Quent’s whole, large and wonderful family. What a heritage and legacy they can all claim.
God’s blessings on them all at this time of loss.
Since I can remember as a young child, I always admired the exceptional design and contruction projects, especially the big silver motorhome!
I met Quentin when I was an 8th grade student at Metro “Junior” high school. (1975) It was the beginning of my alternative education journey. I remember him as fun, firm and determined. Oddly enough, I was just thinking about those teachers last week. Many blessings to you and yours! T
Visiting Aunt Phyl & Uncle Quent’s was often the highlight of our summers growing up. We eagerly looked forward to hearing his take on political news or viewing his latest mechanical project. Our hearts are with our cherished Aunt & beloved cousins.
phyllis my deepest sympathy to you and your family. my prayers and thoughts are with you louann mcgraw
The Sabotta family Our thoughts and prayers are with you this day. Mr. Sabotta was a true patriot and it was a privilege to have met him. Dave & Marlene
Vince:
Thank you for sharing stories of your father over the years and allowing me to read his book, all of which gave me a little insight into the kind of man and father he was. I celebrate and honor his life with you and your family.
My deepest sympathy goes out to all of you. So many fun memories of Quent. From the campers and snow plows he built to the amazing tree house on stilts. Who else had one of those! He liked family projects. You were all blessed with such a wonderful dad, who taught you so much.
My deepest sympathy on the passing of Quentin Sabotta. I remember a wonderful trip with the Sabotta family in the family motor home. That was a wonderful trip that is still etched in my memory.
Hi, im the grand daughter of Steven Quentin Sabotta (the son from the previous marriage of Quentin) and i googled my great granfather’s name after learning about him from my grandpa. Ever since i was little I always wanted to know about him. i always had lots of questions for my grandpa, aunts, and great grandma and they never really talked about him. It would make me sad to see them get kind of standoffish when i would ask. All they really told me was that he found someone else and left my great grandma. It kinda hurt me to hear this but after reading this story about him it made me happier to realize that he had a family and he gave them lots of love. I wish his other four children could have experienced that, and I also wish he was apart of my life. I’m going to buy his book off the Internet and learn a little more about him. I wish you all the best and I wouldn’t mind if someone would like to email me more about him. It seems that he lived an interesting life!