Tarecia Ann Hilmer, 64, of 3204 Wood Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center, in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness. Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Marion by Rev. Randy Bobzien. The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband, Walter Hilmer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Leslie Deerdorf; and two husbands, Andrew Petroff, and James Henderson.
Tarecia was born November 11, 1944, in Columbus, Ohio, to Leslie Grant and Verda Kathleen Day (Fetty) Ayers. She was married to Walter Hilmer on October 3, 1998 at First Baptist Church in Marion. Tarecia owned and operated Golden Images Styling Salon in Marion, for 33 years.
The family would like to thank Dr. Anne Voigts and the staff of the Mercy Medical Center Dialysis Program for all of their kind care and assistance.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church in Marion in Tarecia’s memory.
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