Harvey, Rosemary A.

Rosemary A. Harvey, 76, of 427 F Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids, passed away Monday, August 2, 2010, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints Cedar Rapids 3rd Ward, 4150 Blue Jay Dr. NE. Burial in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Surviving to honor her memory are her husband of 57 years, Charles; daughter, Jill (Douglas) Beardsley of Iowa City; son, William (Susan) Harvey of Brighton, Mich.; sister, Elizabeth (Charlie) Heiden of Clive; grandchildren, Brent (Anne) Beardsley, Alan (Jessica) Beardsley, Ryan (Nicole) Beardsley, Trevor Beardsley, Brittany (Brad) Galbraith, and Andrew, Skip, Douglas and Brooklyn Harvey; and two great-grandchildren, Miriam and Victoria Beardsley.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Frederick Ward Jr.

Rosemary was born Sept. 7, 1933, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Frederick and Mildred Moran Ward. She married Charles W. Harvey on April 19, 1953, in Marshalltown, Iowa. She and her husband owned and operated Lilly Printing Co. for 42 years. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, where she was active serving a full-time mission, taught institute and a worker in the Nauvoo Illinois Temple. She was also a member Cedar Chapter Order of Eastern Star, El Kahir Women's Auxiliary, and past president of the Social Order of Beauceant. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family and helping others.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Hospice.

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