Debbie Sue Benson
August 30, 1958 — September 20, 2021
Debbie Sue Benson, 63, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, September 20, 2021. A visitation will be held from 9 – 11 a.m. on Monday, September 27, 2021, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Private family entombment will take place at the Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Cedar Rapids.
Debbie was born on August 30, 1958, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Betty (Burger) Wiese. She graduated from Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. Debbie began working at Aegon in 1979 and later worked for Two Men and a Truck. She loved fishing, gardening, and ringing the bell at the kettle drive. Debbie was an avid Iowa Hawkeye football fan and she loved the Washington Football Team.
Survivors include her daughter, Teri (Jason) Steimel; granddaughters, Chloe and Savannah; sister, Jan (Al) Graham; nephews, Doug (Katie) Graham, Scott (Kristen) Graham, and Mike (Caley) Graham; her first husband, Don Benson; and eight great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Wiese; fiancé, Jim Shay; and two dogs, Rusty and Smoke.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Debbie was born on August 30, 1958, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Betty (Burger) Wiese. She graduated from Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. Debbie began working at Aegon in 1979 and later worked for Two Men and a Truck. She loved fishing, gardening, and ringing the bell at the kettle drive. Debbie was an avid Iowa Hawkeye football fan and she loved the Washington Football Team.
Survivors include her daughter, Teri (Jason) Steimel; granddaughters, Chloe and Savannah; sister, Jan (Al) Graham; nephews, Doug (Katie) Graham, Scott (Kristen) Graham, and Mike (Caley) Graham; her first husband, Don Benson; and eight great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Wiese; fiancé, Jim Shay; and two dogs, Rusty and Smoke.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
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