Alfred 'Ike' Robert Noll

ALFRED 'IKE' NOLL MUSCATINE, Iowa - Alfred 'Ike' Noll, 79, of Muscatine, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at his home after a couragious battle with lung cancer. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at St. Mary Church. The Rev. Jason Crossen will officiate. Honorary bears will be Derek Honts, Rickey Noll, Joe Barnard, Scott Eichelberger, Darren Reichert, and Jason Gerrels. Casket bearers will be Ronnie Honts, Randy Sturms, Jeff Noll, Bert Noll, Randy Kemper, and Allen Staats. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. A Funeral luncheon will be held at Gannon Hall following the committal service. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, where a rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Iowa City Hospice in 'Ike's' name. 'Ike' was born on October 22, 1928, in the Bayfield area of Muyscatine County, the son of Albert and Helen Hammann Noll. He was a life long Lake township farmer. He was a member of St. Mary Church. He loved nature, driving his tractors and getting out in the fields; which he did up until this past ...[more]

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r. He had a very generous heart. He enjoyed helping others before he would help himself. He loved animals especially his dogs: Snookie, Bootles amp; Renee and his cats: Mama Kitty and Little One. He loved cooking for his nephew Ronnie who farmed with him. He so loved getting cards in the mail from his family and friends. He loved music, spending time with family and friends, talking, joking and laughing. He loved life in general. He was definitely one in a million and one of a kind. He will be sadly missed by all. He is survived by two brothers, Donald Noll and wife, Jeannie, of Muscatine, and Jerry Noll and wife, Patti, of Muscatine; four sisters, Ruth Curry, Lucille Kemper, Velma Honts, and Deanna Fuller, all of Muscatine; several nieces and nephews, especially Ronnie Honts and Janeen Sturms, and a special great-niece, Shawna Sturms. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Marvin, Herbert, and Ray Noll, and three sisters, Loraine Sturms, Shirley Heider and Alice Noll, two nieces, Cathy Fullerton and Joyce Curry, and a nephew, Danny Curry.