Garnet C. Cecil (Lister)
April 6, 1916 — February 7, 2011
Garnet C. Cecil died Monday, February 7, 2011 at her “home” at the Meth-Wick Community where she had resided for nearly thirteen years. There will be a memorial service at a later date still to be determined by the family. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include one daughter, Judith Cecil Vasbinder (Carroll), of Terre Haute IN, and one son, Steven Dale Cecil (Twyla), of Indianapolis IN; three grandchildren, The Reverend Dalene Vasbinder (Ken McCullough) of Lexington, KY, Amy Cecil Hochstetler (Tom) of Zionsville, IN, and Matthew Cecil of South Bend, IN.
She is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Nathan McCullough and Kaylen McCullough of Lexington, KY, and Claire Hochstetler and Lily Hochstetler of Zionsville, IN.
She was preceded in death by one grandson, Kent Steven Vasbinder.
She was born April 6, 1916, in Liscomb, Iowa, to The Reverend Eliphas E. Lister and Othella Harl Lister. She was married June 29, 1935, to Dale Artis Cecil, who preceded her in death. She had two sisters, Irene Lister McGahey and Lenore Lister Peterson, both deceased, and one brother, Dr. Eugene E. Lister, also deceased.
Her father was a minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and from him she found a deep faith and was a dedicated, lifetime member of the church. She was also a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She worked for many years for the Anesthesiologists of Cedar Rapids, but her family was her focus and she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
She will be remembered by her family and friends as a gentle soul who was quick with a smile and always willing to help others.
The family wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the staff and friends at Meth-Wick for the kind and loving care they have provided.
Survivors include one daughter, Judith Cecil Vasbinder (Carroll), of Terre Haute IN, and one son, Steven Dale Cecil (Twyla), of Indianapolis IN; three grandchildren, The Reverend Dalene Vasbinder (Ken McCullough) of Lexington, KY, Amy Cecil Hochstetler (Tom) of Zionsville, IN, and Matthew Cecil of South Bend, IN.
She is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Nathan McCullough and Kaylen McCullough of Lexington, KY, and Claire Hochstetler and Lily Hochstetler of Zionsville, IN.
She was preceded in death by one grandson, Kent Steven Vasbinder.
She was born April 6, 1916, in Liscomb, Iowa, to The Reverend Eliphas E. Lister and Othella Harl Lister. She was married June 29, 1935, to Dale Artis Cecil, who preceded her in death. She had two sisters, Irene Lister McGahey and Lenore Lister Peterson, both deceased, and one brother, Dr. Eugene E. Lister, also deceased.
Her father was a minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and from him she found a deep faith and was a dedicated, lifetime member of the church. She was also a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She worked for many years for the Anesthesiologists of Cedar Rapids, but her family was her focus and she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
She will be remembered by her family and friends as a gentle soul who was quick with a smile and always willing to help others.
The family wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the staff and friends at Meth-Wick for the kind and loving care they have provided.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Garnet C. Cecil (Lister), please visit our flower store.