Dorothy Mae Newcomb (Toton)
July 30, 1936 — December 4, 2011
Dorothy Newcomb, 75, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, following a long illness. Mass: 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2011, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, December 8, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, where a rosary will be held at 6 p.m. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas; her children, Steven (Kim) Newcomb, Cedar Rapids, Dennis (Lynda) Newcomb, Cedar Rapids, Mark (Patsy) Newcomb, Denver, Colorado, David (Julie) Newcomb, Cedar Rapids and Mary (Mark) Novak, Ft. Wayne, Indiana; eight grandchildren, Kyle, Corey, Sarah, Matt, Max, Mark, Dirk and Megan; six great grandchildren; granddog Wiley; and siblings, Gene (Sandy) Toton, Cedar Rapids, Mary (Daryl) Hynek, Swisher and Ann Roberts, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents.
Born July 30, 1936, in Dubuque, Iowa, Dorothy was the daughter of Peter and Viola (Farni) Toton. In 1955, she graduated from St. Patrick’s High School and then married Tom Newcomb. She worked for Quaker Oaks for almost 25 years.
After she retired, she and Tom loved to travel so they would take cruises all around the world. She also loved to embroider and read in her spare time but most of all she loved spending time with her family.
Memorials may be directed to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dorothy’s memory.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas; her children, Steven (Kim) Newcomb, Cedar Rapids, Dennis (Lynda) Newcomb, Cedar Rapids, Mark (Patsy) Newcomb, Denver, Colorado, David (Julie) Newcomb, Cedar Rapids and Mary (Mark) Novak, Ft. Wayne, Indiana; eight grandchildren, Kyle, Corey, Sarah, Matt, Max, Mark, Dirk and Megan; six great grandchildren; granddog Wiley; and siblings, Gene (Sandy) Toton, Cedar Rapids, Mary (Daryl) Hynek, Swisher and Ann Roberts, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents.
Born July 30, 1936, in Dubuque, Iowa, Dorothy was the daughter of Peter and Viola (Farni) Toton. In 1955, she graduated from St. Patrick’s High School and then married Tom Newcomb. She worked for Quaker Oaks for almost 25 years.
After she retired, she and Tom loved to travel so they would take cruises all around the world. She also loved to embroider and read in her spare time but most of all she loved spending time with her family.
Memorials may be directed to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dorothy’s memory.
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