Cora Mae Spitler (Thibadeau)
October 5, 1917 — October 15, 2011
Cora Mae Spitler, 94, of Cedar Rapids, and formerly of Manchester, died Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the Belle Plaine Nursing Center in Belle Paine, Iowa. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 31, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 520 Wilson Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52404. Inurnment: Oakland Cemetery in Manchester.
Cora was born on October 5, 1917, in Delhi, Iowa, the daughter of Donald E. & Cora L. (Taylor) Thibadeau. She graduated from Dundee High School. On October 5, 1934, Cora was united in marriage to LeRoy Spitler at the Methodist Parsonage in Manchester. The couple farmed near Manchester where they raised their sons, Donald and Richard. LeRoy passed away October 22, 1980. Cora moved to Cedar Rapids then to Belle Plaine to be near her sisters.
Cora enjoyed collecting porcelain kittens, playing penny slots at the casino, and sharing her conservative political beliefs. She was close to her family, siblings, and her joy was her grandkids.
Cora is survived by ten grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Leola Hines of Alabama, Dorothy Davis of Gillman, Iowa, and Betty Cavanaugh of Emmons, Minnesota; one brother, Floyd Thibadeau of Delhi, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Ray Hines of Belle Plaine; and two daughters-in-law, Sondra “Gail” Spitler of Austin, Texas and Eileen Frey of Waterloo, Iowa.
Cora was preceded in death by her parents, Donald & Cora Thibadeau; her husband, LeRoy Spitler; her two sons, Donald Spitler on September 29, 1967, and Richard Spitler on November 21, 1994; a sister, Lyda Hines; and a brother, Donald Thibadeau.
Cora will be missed and loved by her family.
Cora was born on October 5, 1917, in Delhi, Iowa, the daughter of Donald E. & Cora L. (Taylor) Thibadeau. She graduated from Dundee High School. On October 5, 1934, Cora was united in marriage to LeRoy Spitler at the Methodist Parsonage in Manchester. The couple farmed near Manchester where they raised their sons, Donald and Richard. LeRoy passed away October 22, 1980. Cora moved to Cedar Rapids then to Belle Plaine to be near her sisters.
Cora enjoyed collecting porcelain kittens, playing penny slots at the casino, and sharing her conservative political beliefs. She was close to her family, siblings, and her joy was her grandkids.
Cora is survived by ten grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Leola Hines of Alabama, Dorothy Davis of Gillman, Iowa, and Betty Cavanaugh of Emmons, Minnesota; one brother, Floyd Thibadeau of Delhi, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Ray Hines of Belle Plaine; and two daughters-in-law, Sondra “Gail” Spitler of Austin, Texas and Eileen Frey of Waterloo, Iowa.
Cora was preceded in death by her parents, Donald & Cora Thibadeau; her husband, LeRoy Spitler; her two sons, Donald Spitler on September 29, 1967, and Richard Spitler on November 21, 1994; a sister, Lyda Hines; and a brother, Donald Thibadeau.
Cora will be missed and loved by her family.
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