Jean L. Phelps
October 4, 1924 — February 13, 2014
Jean Phelps, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, February 13, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Carol Sundberg. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Monday, February 17, 2014, at the funeral home. Entombment Linwood Mausoleum, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Sandra (John) Claflin of Lexington, Kentucky, Thomas (Sheryl) Phelps III of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Dan (Donna) Phelps of Naples, Florida; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Tremain-Peabody of Kokomo, Indiana; two grandchildren, Carey (Jamie) Buresh, and Landon Phelps both of Cedar Rapids; and two great grandchildren, Tanner and Lexie Buresh.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas Phelps Jr.; brother, Bill Tremain; and half-sister, Linda Tremain.
Jean was born on October 4, 1924, in Cedar Rapids, daughter of Ora and Grace (Smith) Tremain. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1943. Jean then worked at Collins Radio. On October 24, 1945, she married Thomas Phelps Jr. Jean was mainly a homemaker where she raised her family. She also worked in the Cedar Rapids School system in the cafeteria at Jackson Elementary. Thomas died on September 8, 2004. She was a member and very involved with the St. James United Methodist Church. Jean loved her pets, collecting Hummel’s and sewing. The couple loved making crafts and camping. They enjoyed their trips to Hawaii and traveling. The couple wintered in McAllen, Texas.
Special thanks to the Keystone staff for providing our mother a beautiful place to live her last two years of her life.
Survivors include her children, Sandra (John) Claflin of Lexington, Kentucky, Thomas (Sheryl) Phelps III of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Dan (Donna) Phelps of Naples, Florida; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Tremain-Peabody of Kokomo, Indiana; two grandchildren, Carey (Jamie) Buresh, and Landon Phelps both of Cedar Rapids; and two great grandchildren, Tanner and Lexie Buresh.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas Phelps Jr.; brother, Bill Tremain; and half-sister, Linda Tremain.
Jean was born on October 4, 1924, in Cedar Rapids, daughter of Ora and Grace (Smith) Tremain. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1943. Jean then worked at Collins Radio. On October 24, 1945, she married Thomas Phelps Jr. Jean was mainly a homemaker where she raised her family. She also worked in the Cedar Rapids School system in the cafeteria at Jackson Elementary. Thomas died on September 8, 2004. She was a member and very involved with the St. James United Methodist Church. Jean loved her pets, collecting Hummel’s and sewing. The couple loved making crafts and camping. They enjoyed their trips to Hawaii and traveling. The couple wintered in McAllen, Texas.
Special thanks to the Keystone staff for providing our mother a beautiful place to live her last two years of her life.
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