Maria Nicole Brooks
June 21, 2007 — September 6, 2015
Maria Nicole Brooks was granted her angel wings on the morning of Sunday, September 6, 2015. She was only 8, but touched many people and was loved by countless. Service: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Brother Rich Toomsen. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Survivors include her parents, Ben and Jada Cairy of Hiawatha, Iowa, and Zachary Quarterman of Davenport, Iowa; sister, Ella Cairy; great-grandmother, Jan Brooks of Hiawatha, Iowa; grandmother, Trinda Brooks of Atlanta, Georgia; uncles, Jon Brooks of Cedar Rapids and Anthony (Tony) Brooks; aunts, Alicia Brooks of Marietta, Georgia, and Candace Johnson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; cousins, Nathan Brooks and Nicholas Brooks; and many other extended family members.
She was preceded in death by her great-grandfather, Eugene Brooks; grandmother, Annette France; great-grandparents, Al and Irene Quarterman; her great-great-grandmother, Anna Brooks; and special friend, John Baumann.
Maria was born on June 21, 2007, in Iowa City, Iowa, daughter of Jada (Brooks) Cairy and Zachary Quarterman. She attended pre-school at Monroe with her teachers, Courtney Hoffman, Megan Vance, Amy Reisen and Teresa O’Conner. Maria continued her education at Truman Elementary, Cedar Rapids, with her teachers, Lisa Suszko, Susan L., Susan H. and Marty Dailey. She always enjoyed seeing all her teachers and friends at school. Maria loved bubbles, music and watching other children playing. She had a very strong bond with her sister. Maria and Ella were inseparable; Ella looked up to her big sister and loved helping take care of her. She will be greatly missed by all of the friends and family that she touched.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Survivors include her parents, Ben and Jada Cairy of Hiawatha, Iowa, and Zachary Quarterman of Davenport, Iowa; sister, Ella Cairy; great-grandmother, Jan Brooks of Hiawatha, Iowa; grandmother, Trinda Brooks of Atlanta, Georgia; uncles, Jon Brooks of Cedar Rapids and Anthony (Tony) Brooks; aunts, Alicia Brooks of Marietta, Georgia, and Candace Johnson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; cousins, Nathan Brooks and Nicholas Brooks; and many other extended family members.
She was preceded in death by her great-grandfather, Eugene Brooks; grandmother, Annette France; great-grandparents, Al and Irene Quarterman; her great-great-grandmother, Anna Brooks; and special friend, John Baumann.
Maria was born on June 21, 2007, in Iowa City, Iowa, daughter of Jada (Brooks) Cairy and Zachary Quarterman. She attended pre-school at Monroe with her teachers, Courtney Hoffman, Megan Vance, Amy Reisen and Teresa O’Conner. Maria continued her education at Truman Elementary, Cedar Rapids, with her teachers, Lisa Suszko, Susan L., Susan H. and Marty Dailey. She always enjoyed seeing all her teachers and friends at school. Maria loved bubbles, music and watching other children playing. She had a very strong bond with her sister. Maria and Ella were inseparable; Ella looked up to her big sister and loved helping take care of her. She will be greatly missed by all of the friends and family that she touched.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
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