Lorraine Leonard
March 15, 1931 — December 6, 2019
Lorraine Leonard, 88, of Ely, Iowa, died Friday, December 6, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2019, Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with a Vigil Service beginning at 4:00 p.m. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 12, 2019, St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial: St. John’s Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Lorraine was born on March 15, 1931, in Tipton, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Velma (Yeater) Taylor. She graduated from Mechanicsville High School. Lorraine was united in marriage to Patrick O. Leonard on May 22, 1953, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Anamosa, Iowa. Patrick passed away on April 20, 2003. She worked at Rockwell Collins for 24 years. Lorraine was a member of IBEW Local 1362, St. Ludmila Catholic Church and St. Monica’s Circle. She took pride in making shawls for the Prayer Shawl Mission. Lorraine enjoyed crafts and travelling. She especially loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include her children, Larry (Becky) Leonard of Waterloo, Iowa, Terry (Debra) Leonard of Toddville, Iowa, Dan (Dawn) Leonard of Cedar Rapids, Debra Post of Cedar Rapids, and Mike Leonard of Robins, Iowa; 14 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and brother, Walter V. Taylor of Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Pat; parents, Walter and Velma Taylor; brother, Jim Taylor; sister, Bev Weber; son-in-law, Steve Harford; and daughter-in-law, Sue Leonard.
Lorraine was born on March 15, 1931, in Tipton, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Velma (Yeater) Taylor. She graduated from Mechanicsville High School. Lorraine was united in marriage to Patrick O. Leonard on May 22, 1953, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Anamosa, Iowa. Patrick passed away on April 20, 2003. She worked at Rockwell Collins for 24 years. Lorraine was a member of IBEW Local 1362, St. Ludmila Catholic Church and St. Monica’s Circle. She took pride in making shawls for the Prayer Shawl Mission. Lorraine enjoyed crafts and travelling. She especially loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include her children, Larry (Becky) Leonard of Waterloo, Iowa, Terry (Debra) Leonard of Toddville, Iowa, Dan (Dawn) Leonard of Cedar Rapids, Debra Post of Cedar Rapids, and Mike Leonard of Robins, Iowa; 14 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and brother, Walter V. Taylor of Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Pat; parents, Walter and Velma Taylor; brother, Jim Taylor; sister, Bev Weber; son-in-law, Steve Harford; and daughter-in-law, Sue Leonard.
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