William L. Mayfield
May 13, 1918 ~ November 18, 2014
William 'Bill' L. Mayfield, 96, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday, November 21, 2014, at St. Matthew Catholic Church by Rev. David Beckman. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. on Thursday at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, with a vigil at 7 p.m. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include three children and their families:
Richard (Carol) Mayfield; their children, Richard (Lee), with great grandson, Theodore; Dana Mayfield McLaughlin, with great granddaughters, Caroline & Meghan; Jill Mayfield Wolfrey (Sean), with great grandchildren, Jacob & Hannah; Molly Mayfield Tanner (Brian), with great granddaughter, Addie.
Michael (Rochelle) Mayfield, their children, Emily Mayfield Wenger (Bobby), with great granddaughter, Lily; and Kevin.
Elizabeth (Clint) Wasendorf; their children Ryan (Valerie) Sampica, with great grandson
David; Nicholas (Andrea) Sampica; and Chloe Wasendorf.
Bill was born May 13, 1918, in Strahan, Iowa, the son of John and Gladys (Irvin) Mayfield. He served in the US Army. On February 19, 1944, he married Carmela O'Toole in Cedar Rapids. Bill worked at Iowa Manufacturing, Iowa Manufacturing Credit Union, and later at the 3rd Avenue Parkade for the City of Cedar Rapids. He was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society.
Bill will be remembered as an avid and loyal Iowa Hawkeye fan and for his monthly column of jokes, Bill's Corner, published in the resident newsletter at Village Ridge.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Carmela; and two brothers, John W. 'Jack' and Dean.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the donors' favorite charity.
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Please know the family of Ralph and Opal Glider send our sincere sympathy to your family. We first met Bill when he resided at Village Ridge Place where our parents lived. He and our father used to send jokes back and forth and enjoyed a fun time getting to know each other. Dad passed away a year ago in Jan., at Hiawatha Care Center where mother still lives. We visited Bill at HCC a couple weeks ago. Again, our sympathy to all of you, his family. The Glider Family
Bill was the most inventive man we have ever met! All you had to do was give him a roll of duct tape and he could have survived on a desert island!! His sense of humor was unmatched by anyone, his laugh will forever fill our halls. We love you Bill and will always have you in our hearts. – Staff of the Villages @ Marion.
What a wonderful man. Bill always had a smile, a joke or a kind word to share. We were so blessed to have him as part of our community for so many years. Bill will always be part of our community and someone we will always miss. Our sincere condolences.
Amy Wilcox-Burns and Dimensions in Senior Living