Reta Mae Mcginty (Butler)
December 15, 1935 — March 18, 2010
Reta Mae McGinty, 74, of Whittier, IA, went Home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 18, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Oakland Church of the Nazarene, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Tom Darland and Rev. Dwight Neuenschwander. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 19, 2010, at Oakland Church of the Nazarene, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Wilcox Cemetery, Viola. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Dave; children, Becky (Don Campbell) McGinty of Mt. Vernon, Marilyn (George) Mantor of Marion, Larry (Karla) McGinty of Cedar Rapids, and Melody (Dave) Dvorak of Viola; eight grandchildren, Shanna, Justin, Garrett, Amanda, Victoria, Blake, Brandon, and Heather; eight great-grandchildren, Preston, Sparrow, Hunter, Andrea, Ryan, Leigha, Kyle, and Jason; sister, Carol (Roy) Jahde of Lakeview, IA; aunt, Emily Davis of Cedar Rapids; and a loving extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Jean Rabb; and brother, Bill Butler.
Reta was born December 15, 1935, in Brandon, the daughter of Elmer and Susie (Kearns) Butler. She graduated from Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, in 1955. Reta married David McGinty on July 6, 1956, in Grinnell. She was proud to have been a lifelong homemaker, and was a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene, Cedar Rapids.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Reta’s memory.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Dave; children, Becky (Don Campbell) McGinty of Mt. Vernon, Marilyn (George) Mantor of Marion, Larry (Karla) McGinty of Cedar Rapids, and Melody (Dave) Dvorak of Viola; eight grandchildren, Shanna, Justin, Garrett, Amanda, Victoria, Blake, Brandon, and Heather; eight great-grandchildren, Preston, Sparrow, Hunter, Andrea, Ryan, Leigha, Kyle, and Jason; sister, Carol (Roy) Jahde of Lakeview, IA; aunt, Emily Davis of Cedar Rapids; and a loving extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Jean Rabb; and brother, Bill Butler.
Reta was born December 15, 1935, in Brandon, the daughter of Elmer and Susie (Kearns) Butler. She graduated from Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, in 1955. Reta married David McGinty on July 6, 1956, in Grinnell. She was proud to have been a lifelong homemaker, and was a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene, Cedar Rapids.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Reta’s memory.
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