Dawn Lynn Dennis
January 25, 1956 — December 31, 2023
Dawn Lynn Dennis, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at her home with her loving family by her side. Private family services will be held at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service with burial at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Dawn was born January 25, 1956, in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Daryl and Mary Jane (Antles) Dayton. She graduated from Jefferson High School. Dawn was united in marriage to Mike Dennis on December 3, 1982, in Cedar Rapids. She was kindhearted and a fierce leader who dedicated over 40 years of service to the newspaper industry as a circulation manager at the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Dawn enjoyed going to the casino and loved spending time with her family and friends. She will be forever missed.
Survivors include her husband, Mike Dennis of Cedar Rapids; children, Chris (Tim) Wendt, Jeff Dennis, and Andrea (Brad) Langel; grandchildren, Rachel, Jacob, Tren, Landen, Riley, and Ally; and granddog fur baby, Zeus.
She was preceded in death by her parents and son, Stephen.
Memorials may be directed to Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa.
Dawn was born January 25, 1956, in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Daryl and Mary Jane (Antles) Dayton. She graduated from Jefferson High School. Dawn was united in marriage to Mike Dennis on December 3, 1982, in Cedar Rapids. She was kindhearted and a fierce leader who dedicated over 40 years of service to the newspaper industry as a circulation manager at the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Dawn enjoyed going to the casino and loved spending time with her family and friends. She will be forever missed.
Survivors include her husband, Mike Dennis of Cedar Rapids; children, Chris (Tim) Wendt, Jeff Dennis, and Andrea (Brad) Langel; grandchildren, Rachel, Jacob, Tren, Landen, Riley, and Ally; and granddog fur baby, Zeus.
She was preceded in death by her parents and son, Stephen.
Memorials may be directed to Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa.
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