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Whittaker, Cody Lee
Cody Lee Whittaker, 21, of 1115 16th St. SW, Cedar Rapids, died April 17, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral services: 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. William B. Harnish. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his mother, Cheri Whittaker; and friend, Tim Duffy; a brother, Dylan Whittaker of Cedar Rapids; aunts and uncles, Janet (Glen) Bender, Donna (Stan) Curtis and George (Jolene) Whittaker; many cousins; special friends, Cathy (Brad) Zimmerman of Cedar Rapids, Pam (Dick) Steinke of Cedar Rapids, Kevin Hart of Cedar Rapids and Nick and Danny; and many other special friends.
He was preceded in death by his Nanny; special friend, Jessie; and cousin, Molli.
Cody was born Sept. 9, 1990, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 2010 and was a senior at Transition Center. Cody worked for Quizno's.
His greatest joys were music and singing with bands, karaoke, Harley's and he was a member of The ARC.
A memorial fund has been established in Cody's name.
Please sign the online guest book for Cody at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
A spaghetti dinner and fundraiser will be held Tuesday, April 24, starting at 5 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel in Cedar Rapids, sponsored by The Cedar Rapids Titans and The Clarion Hotel. Live music and celebration will follow.
Go Titans!
Published April 19, 2012 in The Gazette
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