Janet Louise Toom
January 20, 1938 — February 7, 2016
Janet Louise Toom, 78, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Salem, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 07, 2016 at Unity Point Hospice in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 12, 2016, at New Covenant Bible Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery, Marion, Iowa.
Janet is survived by her husband, James; children, Nancy (Ken) White of West Des Moines, and Susan (Dave) Helm of Sierra Vista, Arizona, and David Toom of Cedar Rapids; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; mother, Alice Williams of Sebring, Ohio; and sister, Judy (Wayne) Erbes of Cheektowaga, New York.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and first husband, David Shafer.
Janet was born on January 20, 1938 in Salem, Ohio, the daughter of John and Jean (Binsley) Williams. She married James Charles Toom on July 25, 1998. Janet worked as a nurse at the Breckenridge Care Center in Willoughby, Ohio and then for Dr. James Utter. She was a volunteer for Unity Point Hospital and a member of the New Covenant Bible Church.
The family would like to thank the staff of Ed and Joan Hemphill Unity Point Hospice for the care and compassion shown to Janet.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to New Covenant Bible Church or the Ed and Joan Hemphill Unity Point Hospice Unit.
Janet is survived by her husband, James; children, Nancy (Ken) White of West Des Moines, and Susan (Dave) Helm of Sierra Vista, Arizona, and David Toom of Cedar Rapids; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; mother, Alice Williams of Sebring, Ohio; and sister, Judy (Wayne) Erbes of Cheektowaga, New York.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and first husband, David Shafer.
Janet was born on January 20, 1938 in Salem, Ohio, the daughter of John and Jean (Binsley) Williams. She married James Charles Toom on July 25, 1998. Janet worked as a nurse at the Breckenridge Care Center in Willoughby, Ohio and then for Dr. James Utter. She was a volunteer for Unity Point Hospital and a member of the New Covenant Bible Church.
The family would like to thank the staff of Ed and Joan Hemphill Unity Point Hospice for the care and compassion shown to Janet.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to New Covenant Bible Church or the Ed and Joan Hemphill Unity Point Hospice Unit.
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