Paulette Susan Reed
March 1, 1948 — August 6, 2023
Paulette Susan Reed, 75, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away August 6, 2023, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice in Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, Iowa. Funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Springville United Methodist Church. A burial ceremony at the Springville Cemetery will follow.
Paulette was born March 1, 1948, in Everett, Washington, and grew up in Ellsworth, Iowa. On December 27, 1968, she was united in marriage to William Reed. The couple lived in Washington D.C. for two years before returning to Iowa and settling in Springville, where they lived for the next fifty years.
Paulette earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon and a master's degree from Marycrest University in Davenport. She taught art in the Cedar Rapids Community School District for thirty years at both Arthur Elementary and Franklin Middle School.
Paulette is survived by her husband of fifty-four years, Bill, and their three children and eight grandchildren: Dr. Jason Reed and wife Holly of Dyersville and their children Lisa, Genevieve, Mary, and John; Aaron Reed and wife Andrea of Marion and their children Henry and Quinn; and Dr. Alycia Lentz and husband Timothy of Coralville and their children Evangeline and Guy. Also surviving are two brothers Gene and Olene Hanson, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother and stepfather, Wilma and Joseph Hanson, and a brother, Richard Hanson. She will be desperately missed by all who knew and loved her.
Paulette's family extends their gratitude to the staff and volunteers of the Oldorf Hospice for the compassionate attention she received. A special thanks to Wanda Taylor of BrightStar Care for her loving and tender care during the last two weeks of Paulette's life. She was truly a gift from God.
Paulette was born March 1, 1948, in Everett, Washington, and grew up in Ellsworth, Iowa. On December 27, 1968, she was united in marriage to William Reed. The couple lived in Washington D.C. for two years before returning to Iowa and settling in Springville, where they lived for the next fifty years.
Paulette earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon and a master's degree from Marycrest University in Davenport. She taught art in the Cedar Rapids Community School District for thirty years at both Arthur Elementary and Franklin Middle School.
Paulette is survived by her husband of fifty-four years, Bill, and their three children and eight grandchildren: Dr. Jason Reed and wife Holly of Dyersville and their children Lisa, Genevieve, Mary, and John; Aaron Reed and wife Andrea of Marion and their children Henry and Quinn; and Dr. Alycia Lentz and husband Timothy of Coralville and their children Evangeline and Guy. Also surviving are two brothers Gene and Olene Hanson, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother and stepfather, Wilma and Joseph Hanson, and a brother, Richard Hanson. She will be desperately missed by all who knew and loved her.
Paulette's family extends their gratitude to the staff and volunteers of the Oldorf Hospice for the compassionate attention she received. A special thanks to Wanda Taylor of BrightStar Care for her loving and tender care during the last two weeks of Paulette's life. She was truly a gift from God.
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