Annabell Mae Weaver (Harger)
May 14, 1927 — April 9, 2013
Annabell (Harger) Weaver, 85, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, surrounded by her family, after a two year battle with cancer, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House, Hiawatha. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Stasia Fine. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Allen Neale Weaver, Sr.; three sons, Allen Neale (Robyn) Weaver, Jr., Art (Susan) Weaver both of Cedar Rapids, and Andy Weaver of California; two daughters, Annette (Patrick Nolan) Weaver of St. Louis and Amy Weaver of Cedar Rapids; six grandchildren, Kim (Mike) Roudabush, Sydney Weaver, Alexia Weaver, Corey Vanderburgh, Cara Vanderburgh and Paige Bauer; and two great grandchildren, Jake and Lexi Roudabush.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Orland Harger, Harold Harger and Verle Harger; grandson, Bret Allen Weaver; and a great grandson, Derek Alan Box.
Annabell was born on May 14, 1927, in her parents’ home in Cedar Rapids, daughter of Grover and Nellie (Johnson) Harger. Her family moved from Cedar Rapids to Urbana, Iowa, in 1929. Later the family moved to a farm south of Urbana where she spent her adolescent years. The family would eventually move back to Cedar Rapids where she graduated from Wilson High School in 1944.
Annabell met Neale Weaver after he returned from Europe following the end of World War II. They married February 9, 1946, and they were happily married for 67 years. Annabell retired from the workforce in 1986 from RFK Transportation. She was a lifelong member of Cedar Christian Church.
Her family was her life. Annabell followed two guiding philosophies through her life: spiritually- she received great comfort knowing that Christ is her Savior; and socially- She believed that if you were always kind to the people you meet in your life they would in turn be kind to you.
Annabell did many unique and interesting things during her life. One of the most unique projects she undertook was to write a book telling the story of her early life as a child growing up on a farm during the Great Depression. She tells about walking a mile on clay surfaced roads to get to a one room school house. She describes how her family grew and raised their food from the land they lived on. Annabell spent several years researching dates, collecting photos and writing script to complete the telling of her early life story. She completed the book in the fall of 2012 and presented the bound final work to her family at Christmas.
The family wishes to express their deep appreciation to Joann Bender for helping her aunt through this difficult period.
Memorial fund has been established in Annabell’s memory.
Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Allen Neale Weaver, Sr.; three sons, Allen Neale (Robyn) Weaver, Jr., Art (Susan) Weaver both of Cedar Rapids, and Andy Weaver of California; two daughters, Annette (Patrick Nolan) Weaver of St. Louis and Amy Weaver of Cedar Rapids; six grandchildren, Kim (Mike) Roudabush, Sydney Weaver, Alexia Weaver, Corey Vanderburgh, Cara Vanderburgh and Paige Bauer; and two great grandchildren, Jake and Lexi Roudabush.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Orland Harger, Harold Harger and Verle Harger; grandson, Bret Allen Weaver; and a great grandson, Derek Alan Box.
Annabell was born on May 14, 1927, in her parents’ home in Cedar Rapids, daughter of Grover and Nellie (Johnson) Harger. Her family moved from Cedar Rapids to Urbana, Iowa, in 1929. Later the family moved to a farm south of Urbana where she spent her adolescent years. The family would eventually move back to Cedar Rapids where she graduated from Wilson High School in 1944.
Annabell met Neale Weaver after he returned from Europe following the end of World War II. They married February 9, 1946, and they were happily married for 67 years. Annabell retired from the workforce in 1986 from RFK Transportation. She was a lifelong member of Cedar Christian Church.
Her family was her life. Annabell followed two guiding philosophies through her life: spiritually- she received great comfort knowing that Christ is her Savior; and socially- She believed that if you were always kind to the people you meet in your life they would in turn be kind to you.
Annabell did many unique and interesting things during her life. One of the most unique projects she undertook was to write a book telling the story of her early life as a child growing up on a farm during the Great Depression. She tells about walking a mile on clay surfaced roads to get to a one room school house. She describes how her family grew and raised their food from the land they lived on. Annabell spent several years researching dates, collecting photos and writing script to complete the telling of her early life story. She completed the book in the fall of 2012 and presented the bound final work to her family at Christmas.
The family wishes to express their deep appreciation to Joann Bender for helping her aunt through this difficult period.
Memorial fund has been established in Annabell’s memory.
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