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Edwin E “Gene” Champion

Birth	:	24 Jul 1926 Oto Township, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 Oct 2018 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Mapleton, Monona County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1571999, -95.7814026
Plot	:	Block 1, Lot 238
Description	:	--- KNOD Radio - Harlan, Iowa Memorial services for 92 year old E.E. "Gene" Champion of Papillion, formerly of Denison will be held 11 am, Friday, October 12th, at the First United Methodist Church in Denison with military rites at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Mapleton. Gene passed away Thursday, October 4th, at the Bergen Mercy Medical Center in Omaha. Survivors include his wife, Lila; daughter Alice O'Connor of Papillion, NE; son, Craig Champion (Sharon) of Lincoln, NE; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 1 brother-in-law, Raymond Hall, sister-in-law, Charlotte Johnson. Friends may call from 10 am until... Read More	--- KNOD Radio - Harlan, Iowa Memorial services for 92 year old E.E. "Gene" Champion of Papillion, formerly of Denison will be held 11 am, Friday, October 12th, at the First United Methodist Church in Denison with military rites at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Mapleton. Gene passed away Thursday, October 4th, at the Bergen Mercy Medical Center in Omaha. Survivors include his wife, Lila; daughter Alice O'Connor of Papillion, NE; son, Craig Champion (Sharon) of Lincoln, NE; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 1 brother-in-law, Raymond Hall, sister-in-law, Charlotte Johnson. Friends may call from 10 am until service time Friday, October 12th, at the First United Methodist Church in Denison. The Pauley-Jones-Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of the arrangements. --- Pauley Jones & Pfannebecker Funeral Home Denison, Iowa E.E. "Gene" Champion July 24, 1926 - October 4, 2018 Visitation OCT 12. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM First United Methodist Church 113 South 14th Street Denison, IA 51442 Service OCT 12. 11:00 AM First United Methodist Church 113 South 14th Street Denison, IA 51442 Burial Mt. Hope Cemetery Mapleton, IA Edwin E. “Gene” Champion was born July 24, 1926, in Oto Township, Woodbury County, Iowa, the youngest child of Edwin G. and Katherine Null Champion. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Methodist Church in Mapleton. Gene was raised in Monona County where he attended country school. He graduated from Mapleton High School with the class of 1944 where he was a member of the Mapleton DeMolay. Gene entered the U.S. Army in March 1945, and after basic training in Texas was transferred to Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, where he served in Company I of the 77th Infantry Division. In the spring of 1946 that division was deactivated and he was assigned to the 13th Air Depot Group near Tokyo. He returned to the United States for his discharge in November 1946. In the fall of 1951, Gene met Lila Hall while both were working at Suiter and Company, a hatchery in Mapleton. They were married on March 14, 1953, at the Methodist Church in Smithland, Iowa and celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary earlier this year. They moved to Denison after their marriage and lived there for 62 years. Their union was blessed with two children: Alice and Craig. Gene worked as feed mill foreman for Tenhulzen’s Hatchery and Feed in Denison from February 1953 through November 1968 and then worked for the Iowa Department of Transportation until his retirement in September 1988. Gene was a member of Denison’s First United Methodist Church for over 60 years and served on the Administrative Board, Board of Trustees, Usher’s Committee, and United Methodist Men. He was active in Denison’s American Legion Post 8 as adjutant, chaplain, and a member of the funeral honor guard. He was also a member of Golden K Kiwanis, coached Legion Senior League baseball for many years, and participated in several bowling leagues. Gene and Lila had several close friends they would spend time with, but he especially loved seeing his children and grandchildren. After health challenges, Gene and Lila moved to Papillion to be closer to their family. On October 4, 2018, Gene passed away at Bergen Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 92 years. He was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Roger O’Connor. Those remaining to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Lila Champion of Papillion, Nebraska; daughter Alice O’Connor of Papillion, Nebraska; son Craig and wife Sharon Champion of Lincoln, Nebraska; grandchildren: Katie (Clint) Williams of Lakehills, Texas, Brent Champion of Lenexa, Kansas, Andrew (Lisa) O’Connor of Denver, Colorado, and Brandon (Laura) Champion of Omaha, Nebraska; great grandchildren: Coltin Williams, Brayden Champion, and Kailey Champion; brother-in-law, Raymond Hall; sister-in-law, Charlotte Johnson; six nieces, four nephews; other relatives and friends. ---

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Edwin E “Gene” Champion's memorial is located at: Mount Hope Cemetery, Mapleton, Monona County, USA.
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Edwin E “Gene” Champion death on 4 Oct 2018 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.1571999
Longitude: -95.7814026

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Edwin Guy Champion

(1880 - 1968)

Katherine Louise Null Champion

(1887 - 1968)

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