Shirley M. Bascom (Kidwell)
July 24, 1942 — January 4, 2011
Shirley M. Kidwell-Cole-Bascom, 68, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Harlan Gillespie. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Wilcox Cemetery, Viola.
Survivors include her husband, Richard; two children, Willy (Kelly) Cole of Dundee and Darcie Luxa of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Glendora Simon of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Ronnie Cole.
Shirley was born July 24, 1942, the daughter of James and Ethel (Young) Kidwell in Pueblo, Colorado. She was married to William L. Cole from 1959-1980. She then married Richard Bascom November 28, 1980, in Marion. Shirley worked for Rockwell Collins for 40 years.
Shirley enjoyed travel for work and also wintering in Texas with her husband, Richard for the past 6 years. She also enjoyed her family very much.
She was a member of St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made in Shirley’s honor to Hospice of Mercy or Dr. Wiesenfeld/Oncology Associates or Hall Radiation Center at Mercy Medical Center.
Survivors include her husband, Richard; two children, Willy (Kelly) Cole of Dundee and Darcie Luxa of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Glendora Simon of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Ronnie Cole.
Shirley was born July 24, 1942, the daughter of James and Ethel (Young) Kidwell in Pueblo, Colorado. She was married to William L. Cole from 1959-1980. She then married Richard Bascom November 28, 1980, in Marion. Shirley worked for Rockwell Collins for 40 years.
Shirley enjoyed travel for work and also wintering in Texas with her husband, Richard for the past 6 years. She also enjoyed her family very much.
She was a member of St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made in Shirley’s honor to Hospice of Mercy or Dr. Wiesenfeld/Oncology Associates or Hall Radiation Center at Mercy Medical Center.
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