Kim David Poel, 38 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died peacefully in his sleep, Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at his home. Services were Saturday, April 22, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, with Rev. Jeff Borgwardt officiating. Burial followed in Urbana Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Kim is survived by his wife, Patty, children Chad Meyer and Ashley Schonberg, all of Cedar Rapids; his mother, Donna Poel of Milbank, S..D.; a brother Chad (Monique) Poel of Nashville, Tenn.; sisters Kimberly (John) Zarr of Anchorage, Alaska; Tanya (Chris) Reil of Milbank, S.D., Buffie (Gary) Ruhr of Big Stone, S.D. and Lisa (Jeff) Borders of Annandale. Preceding him in death was his father, David Poel. Kim was born Aug. 1, 1967, in Ortonville, the son of David and Donna Behlings Poel. He graduated from Milbank High School in 1986, where he was known in wrestling as the “human helicopter.” Kim served in the U.S. Army reserves for four years, and was honorably discharged in 1990. Kim attended Northern State University in South Dakota. He married Patricia Meyer June 1, 2002, in Galena, Ill. Kim worked as a T1 technician for McLeod. He was also a representative of Prepaid Legal in Cedar Rapids.
