Margaret Elizabeth Mccune (Lorimer)
June 14, 1932 — April 17, 2011
Margaret E. McCune, 78, of 193 Jacolyn Drive N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, April 17, 2011, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Robert Dagit. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m., today, at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her nieces and nephews, Mike (Cathy Wood) Lorimer, Debbie (Ron) Bentley, Bill (Diane Stoltz) Lorimer and Kelley (Gary) Palmer all of Cedar Rapids, Dianne (Tom) Dahl of Peoria, Arizona, Rich (Julie) Lorimer of Springville, and Sherri Lorimer and Jeff Lorimer both of Cedar Rapids; 19 great nieces and nephews; and 13 great great nieces and nephews. Also surviving are her sister, Jean (Gerhardt) Moldenhauer of LaCrescent, Minnesota; and sisters-in-law, Linda Lorimer, Teresa Keister, Edna Pesek and Luella Lorimer all of Cedar Rapids.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; parents; sister, Marilyn McCune (2004); and brothers, Jim Lorimer (2011) and John Lorimer (1993).
Born June 14, 1932, in Cedar Rapids, Margaret was the daughter of James Lorimer and Lillian (Voorhies) Lorimer. She graduated from Wilson High School. On July 10, 1954, she was united in marriage to Robert McCune in St. Patrick’s Church. He died February 17, 1978. Margaret worked for Square D for 25 years retiring in 1985.
Margaret was an active member in the Sharon United Methodist Church and belonged to the VFW Auxiliary. Her greatest joy was her family and loved hosting holiday gatherings. She also loved to cook and bake for others to enjoy. Other joys were morning coffee with her friends at Cedar Village, ceramics and the ceramic business, gambling, bowling, going out to eat, long rides and trips and her pet dogs.
Memorials may be made in Margaret’s memory to Mercy Hospice, 701 10th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403.
Survivors include her nieces and nephews, Mike (Cathy Wood) Lorimer, Debbie (Ron) Bentley, Bill (Diane Stoltz) Lorimer and Kelley (Gary) Palmer all of Cedar Rapids, Dianne (Tom) Dahl of Peoria, Arizona, Rich (Julie) Lorimer of Springville, and Sherri Lorimer and Jeff Lorimer both of Cedar Rapids; 19 great nieces and nephews; and 13 great great nieces and nephews. Also surviving are her sister, Jean (Gerhardt) Moldenhauer of LaCrescent, Minnesota; and sisters-in-law, Linda Lorimer, Teresa Keister, Edna Pesek and Luella Lorimer all of Cedar Rapids.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; parents; sister, Marilyn McCune (2004); and brothers, Jim Lorimer (2011) and John Lorimer (1993).
Born June 14, 1932, in Cedar Rapids, Margaret was the daughter of James Lorimer and Lillian (Voorhies) Lorimer. She graduated from Wilson High School. On July 10, 1954, she was united in marriage to Robert McCune in St. Patrick’s Church. He died February 17, 1978. Margaret worked for Square D for 25 years retiring in 1985.
Margaret was an active member in the Sharon United Methodist Church and belonged to the VFW Auxiliary. Her greatest joy was her family and loved hosting holiday gatherings. She also loved to cook and bake for others to enjoy. Other joys were morning coffee with her friends at Cedar Village, ceramics and the ceramic business, gambling, bowling, going out to eat, long rides and trips and her pet dogs.
Memorials may be made in Margaret’s memory to Mercy Hospice, 701 10th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403.
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