Janice Ann Hefti Taylor
March 25, 1936 — November 28, 2014
Janice Hefti Taylor, 78, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, November 28, 2014, at West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Dr. Darran Whiting. Family will greet friends from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband, Richard D. Taylor; daughter, Shelly (Joe) McVay of Cedar Rapids; granddaughter, Morgan McVay of Omaha, Nebraska; brother, James (Sharol) Hefti of Algona; sister-in-law, Patricia Taylor of Des Moines; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and son, Mark Taylor in 2009.
Janice was born on March 25, 1936, in Luverne, Iowa, daughter of Edwin and Irene (Daggy) Hefti. She worked for the Linn County Supervisors until her retirement. On June 24, 1955 Janice married Richard Taylor in Luverne, Iowa. She was an officer in Business Professional Women, a 50 year member of Linn County Democrats, was a member of Order of Eastern Star, the White Shrine, Cedar Rapids Planning and Zoning Commission, Heritage Council of Aging, Buffalo United Methodist Church and supported her children by being active in their school PTA’s and activities. Janice networked long before the term was coined and many will remember benefiting from her calls to friends on their behalf. She was a campaign manager for her husband, Dick and was a hardworking team member.
Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association or the American Heart Association.
The family would like to give a grateful acknowledgement to Janice’s angels at West Ridge Care Center and Mercy Hospice for their superb care.
Survivors include her husband, Richard D. Taylor; daughter, Shelly (Joe) McVay of Cedar Rapids; granddaughter, Morgan McVay of Omaha, Nebraska; brother, James (Sharol) Hefti of Algona; sister-in-law, Patricia Taylor of Des Moines; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and son, Mark Taylor in 2009.
Janice was born on March 25, 1936, in Luverne, Iowa, daughter of Edwin and Irene (Daggy) Hefti. She worked for the Linn County Supervisors until her retirement. On June 24, 1955 Janice married Richard Taylor in Luverne, Iowa. She was an officer in Business Professional Women, a 50 year member of Linn County Democrats, was a member of Order of Eastern Star, the White Shrine, Cedar Rapids Planning and Zoning Commission, Heritage Council of Aging, Buffalo United Methodist Church and supported her children by being active in their school PTA’s and activities. Janice networked long before the term was coined and many will remember benefiting from her calls to friends on their behalf. She was a campaign manager for her husband, Dick and was a hardworking team member.
Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association or the American Heart Association.
The family would like to give a grateful acknowledgement to Janice’s angels at West Ridge Care Center and Mercy Hospice for their superb care.
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