Wayne LaRue Case passed away on July 30, 2016, at Lantern Park Nursing Home, Coralville, Iowa. He died of heart failure at the age of 84.

Wayne was born on March 23, 1932, at the farmhouse of his parents, Oscar and Ruth (Martin) Case, near Marcus, IA.

Serving in the Marines during the Korean War, Wayne was wounded in January of 1953. For the loss of his leg he was awarded the Purple Heart. He married Mary Anne Mockler of Kingsley in 1956; their six children and eleven grandchildren were the center of Wayne's life.

Wayne worked in a succession of jobs, maintaining a lively sense of humor throughout his life. Keenly aware of the difference between supporting our troops (which he did) and supporting our wars (which he increasingly didn't), Wayne served in positions of responsibility for the DAV, VFW, and American Legion in Sioux City and New Glarus, WI. In 1989, he was proud to lay a wreath at the dedication of Iowa's Korean War Memorial.

Wayne is survived by his loving wife of sixty years, Mary Anne; and their children, Martin (Minneapolis), wife Mona Smith, Nathaniel and Riley, Todd (Iowa City), wife Alesa, Teague and Eamon, Monica (New Glarus) and Owen, Tamra Higgins (Jeffersonville, VT), husband Steve, Tara and Lucy, Clark (Dixon, NM), partner Nicole DeMaret, Nicholas and Isabel, and Jesse (Iowa City), wife Shelly Kerr, Keenan and Nolan. He is also survived by brother, Delbert (Mary); brother, Steve (Pam); sister, Gail; and many nieces and nephews.

Services for Wayne will be held at St. Michael's Church in Kingsley, IA, on August 12, 2016, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The family will be available to greet friends and family at 9:30 a.m. A luncheon will begin at 12:30 p.m. Online condolences may be sent to http://www.lensingfuneral.com.