Helen J. Cheney
November 16, 1943 — November 19, 2021
Helen J. Cheney, 78, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, November 19, 2021, at the Strawberry Point Lutheran Home. Private inurnment will take place at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, assisted the family.
Helen was born November 16, 1943, in Valley City, North Dakota, the daughter of Peter and Lucy (Rienstra) Van Bruggen. She was united in marriage to Willard Cheney.
Survivors includer her children, Richard (Marci) Hogan, Jr., of Peoria, Illinois and Christopher Hogan of Cedar Rapids; siblings, Albert Van Bruggen of Grafton, North Dakota, Marie Fjelstad of Fargo, North Dakota, and Mary Ann Louis of Bonita Springs, Florida; as well as several extended family members.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Willard; daughter-in-law, Mary Hogan; and sister, Martha Caouette.
Helen was born November 16, 1943, in Valley City, North Dakota, the daughter of Peter and Lucy (Rienstra) Van Bruggen. She was united in marriage to Willard Cheney.
Survivors includer her children, Richard (Marci) Hogan, Jr., of Peoria, Illinois and Christopher Hogan of Cedar Rapids; siblings, Albert Van Bruggen of Grafton, North Dakota, Marie Fjelstad of Fargo, North Dakota, and Mary Ann Louis of Bonita Springs, Florida; as well as several extended family members.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Willard; daughter-in-law, Mary Hogan; and sister, Martha Caouette.
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