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Smith, Carmen
Carmen Smith, 74, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center. Private family memorial services will be held. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include four children, James (Sheryl) Smith, Montague, Mich., Jenny (Kevin Paulsen) Smith, Cedar Rapids, Jacquelyn Helgens, Anamosa and Leo Smith Jr. of Clarinda; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, David Primrose of Nebraska; and special friend, Marlene Dochterman, Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and son-in-law, Dean Helgens.
Carmen was born Oct. 7, 1936, the daughter of Clarence and Elizabeth (Staple) Primrose, in Atkins, Iowa. A graduate from Atkins High School, Carmen was a homemaker.
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Published in The Gazette Sept. 16, 2011.
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