Lee Monson
October 17, 1947 — October 16, 2015
Lee Monson, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, October 16, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2015, at Stonebridge Church, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. Randy Scheil and Rev. Robin Tyner. Family will greet friends from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Spring Grove Cemetery, Covington, Iowa.
Survivors include her husband, Richard of Cedar Rapids; sons, Brian (Jamie) Cruise of Atkins, Bill (Lisa Patterson) Cruise and Jim (Julie) Cruise, all of Cedar Rapids; grandson, Brandon Monson; step-children, Karen Monson of Oelwein, John Monson, Scott Monson, Tim Monson and Ray Monson, all of Clear Lake; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and siblings, Janet Cerney of Texas, Tom (Sally) Reilly of Shueyville and Jim (Sandy) Reilly.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, John Reilly, Robert Reilly and Ken Reilly.
Lee was born on October 17, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, daughter of William and Janet (Tyler) Reilly. She married Richard Monson on October 2, 1993, at the Little Brown Church. Lee worked at Goss and DW Products. She loved taking care of her grandchildren, furniture restoration, ceramics, sewing, crafts, wedding designing, canning, preparing food, gardening, collecting dolls and her dogs.
Survivors include her husband, Richard of Cedar Rapids; sons, Brian (Jamie) Cruise of Atkins, Bill (Lisa Patterson) Cruise and Jim (Julie) Cruise, all of Cedar Rapids; grandson, Brandon Monson; step-children, Karen Monson of Oelwein, John Monson, Scott Monson, Tim Monson and Ray Monson, all of Clear Lake; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and siblings, Janet Cerney of Texas, Tom (Sally) Reilly of Shueyville and Jim (Sandy) Reilly.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, John Reilly, Robert Reilly and Ken Reilly.
Lee was born on October 17, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, daughter of William and Janet (Tyler) Reilly. She married Richard Monson on October 2, 1993, at the Little Brown Church. Lee worked at Goss and DW Products. She loved taking care of her grandchildren, furniture restoration, ceramics, sewing, crafts, wedding designing, canning, preparing food, gardening, collecting dolls and her dogs.
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