Edith H Tucker
May 20, 1914 — November 2, 2017
Edith H. Tucker, 103, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 02, 2017, at the Heritage Nursing Home of Cedar Rapids. Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Edith was born May 20, 1914, in Milo, Iowa, the daughter of Lawrence & Emma (Wadle) Putz. Edith was the middle child of a family of 13. On July 3, 1939, Edith married Ray Tucker in Des Moines, Iowa. They had two daughters, Janet and Jeann. Edith and Ray operated the family business, Ray’s Fruit Market.
Edith is survived by a daughter, Jeann Howse of Houston, Texas; two sisters, Marcella Robbins of Des Moines and Wanda Sedor of California; one brother, Don Putz of Des Moines; and two special nephews, Dennis Kelly and wife and David Kelly and wife.
Edith was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; children, Janet Tucker, Alvin Tucker, Edith Curtis, Francis Tucker and Bill Tucker; son-in-law, Bob Howse; and nine of her siblings.
Edith was born May 20, 1914, in Milo, Iowa, the daughter of Lawrence & Emma (Wadle) Putz. Edith was the middle child of a family of 13. On July 3, 1939, Edith married Ray Tucker in Des Moines, Iowa. They had two daughters, Janet and Jeann. Edith and Ray operated the family business, Ray’s Fruit Market.
Edith is survived by a daughter, Jeann Howse of Houston, Texas; two sisters, Marcella Robbins of Des Moines and Wanda Sedor of California; one brother, Don Putz of Des Moines; and two special nephews, Dennis Kelly and wife and David Kelly and wife.
Edith was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; children, Janet Tucker, Alvin Tucker, Edith Curtis, Francis Tucker and Bill Tucker; son-in-law, Bob Howse; and nine of her siblings.
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