Lenora Louise Anderson (Kennedy)
December 12, 1926 — August 1, 2010
Lenora L. Anderson, 83, of 3521 Amanda Court N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, August 1, 2010, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Eden United Church of Christ, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Beverly Thompson-Travis. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Also one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Private family inurnment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her daughters, Pamela (Mitchell) Harvey of Bucksport, Maine, Beth (Bob) Ehlinger of Cedar Rapids and Julia Anderson of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Sharon, David (Julie) and Daniel Harvey, Katie (Adam) Martin, Kim (Los) Harned and Kris (Tonya) Ehlinger; great grandchildren, Shyann Harvey, Eric and Amanda Jones, Elise and Trenton Harned and Kayleigh and Makenna Ehlinger; and one sister, Donna Bahndorf of Manchester.
Lenora was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth; two infant daughters, Mary Cathleen and Barbara Sue Anderson; and brother-in-law, Norman Bahndorf.
Born December 12, 1926, in Trenton, Missouri, Lenora was the daughter of Donald and Helen (Moore) Kennedy. In 1937, she moved to Cedar Rapids and graduated from Wilson High School in 1944. On September 7, 1944, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Anderson in Eden United Church of Christ, in Cedar Rapids. He died March 15, 1979. Lenora served lunch at Van Buren School in the 1960’s, candled eggs for Francisco Eggs, and worked at Newport Flowers in the 1970’s.
Lenora was a longtime faithful member of Eden United Church of Christ and a past member of the women’s social group “Kings Daughters.” She loved children and enjoyed babysitting for family and friends.
Survivors include her daughters, Pamela (Mitchell) Harvey of Bucksport, Maine, Beth (Bob) Ehlinger of Cedar Rapids and Julia Anderson of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Sharon, David (Julie) and Daniel Harvey, Katie (Adam) Martin, Kim (Los) Harned and Kris (Tonya) Ehlinger; great grandchildren, Shyann Harvey, Eric and Amanda Jones, Elise and Trenton Harned and Kayleigh and Makenna Ehlinger; and one sister, Donna Bahndorf of Manchester.
Lenora was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth; two infant daughters, Mary Cathleen and Barbara Sue Anderson; and brother-in-law, Norman Bahndorf.
Born December 12, 1926, in Trenton, Missouri, Lenora was the daughter of Donald and Helen (Moore) Kennedy. In 1937, she moved to Cedar Rapids and graduated from Wilson High School in 1944. On September 7, 1944, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Anderson in Eden United Church of Christ, in Cedar Rapids. He died March 15, 1979. Lenora served lunch at Van Buren School in the 1960’s, candled eggs for Francisco Eggs, and worked at Newport Flowers in the 1970’s.
Lenora was a longtime faithful member of Eden United Church of Christ and a past member of the women’s social group “Kings Daughters.” She loved children and enjoyed babysitting for family and friends.
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