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Shirley Beach
SHIRLEY JEAN (POWELL) BEACH
Union
Shirley Jean (Powell) Beach, 68, of Union, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and loved ones on Dec. 9, 2016, at Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa. Memorial gathering: 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Shirley was born Jan. 5, 1948, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of Floyd and Cleo (Hill) Powell. She was raised in the Cedar Rapids area. Shirley married Michael James Clark, and they later divorced. She married Donald Beach in October of 1986 in New Providence, Iowa.
She is survived by her husband, Don Beach; children, Michael (Teressa) Clark Jr., Tina (Bill) Deitz, Tracy (Larry) Seal and Kurt (Gina) Clark; stepchildren, Denise (Brian) Carnahan, Scott (Julie) Beach and Kevin (Lori) Beach; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Also surviving is Shirley's friend, Dustin Schnormeier, who she took care of for many years; and her dogs, Abby and Buddy.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Michelle; and brother, Duane.
Please share a memory of Shirley at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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