Funeral services for Merle Kading, age 86, of Perry will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home. Visitation  will held Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Burial of his ashes will be at the Violet Hill Cementery in Perry, IA at a later date.  Online condolences may be sent at www.carrisfuneralhome.com.

He is loved and survived by his wife, Ellen Kading, Perry, IA, sons, Roger Kading, Manitou Springs, CO, and Lee Kading, Panora, IA, and daughters, Jean Tingwald, Perry, IA, and Joy Bristle, Cave Creek, AZ.  Six grandchildren and Seven Great grandchildren.