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Wright, Bella Irene
Bella Irene Wright, 93, of Cedar Rapids, died at home Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel, with visitation one hour before the service. Interment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors include her children, Patricia (George) Skubisz of Cedar Rapids, Terry Wright of Denver, Colo., and Barbara Lee of Port Townsend, Wash.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Bella was born March 9, 1920, in Mount Clare, Neb., to Charles and Veda Crook. She married George Wright in Marysville, Kan., on Oct. 1, 1941. He died in 1983. Bella's life was music. She loved playing ragtime music on her piano.
Published Nov. 11, 2013 in The Gazette
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