116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Obituaries
The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Ione Shrope
IONE MARIE (BONEBRAKE) SHROPE
Marion
Ione Marie (Bonebrake) Shrope, 92, of Marion, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Graveside services will be held at
10 a.m. Friday, May 25, at Dunkard Cemetery, Midway. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
Ione was born March 23, 1926, in Center Point, Iowa, the daughter of Alva and Frankie (Neuman) Bonebrake. She graduated from Garrison High School and on Oct. 24, 1942, in Lancaster, Mo., she was united in marriage to Francis "Nick" Shrope. In Ione's earlier days, she tutored in rural communities. She was a member of the Toddville Free Methodist Church and Eastern Star. Ione was devoted to her church and loved her family and friends, and her dogs, Betsy and Tiffany, and cat, Carmie. She enjoyed traveling and living life to the fullest, never taking anything for granted.
She is survived by her granddaughter, Stephanie (Kyle) Bonnett-Rawson of Troy Mills; great-granddaughters, Amber (Nick) Gudenkauf of Masonville and Haley Rawson (Wes Johnson) of Coggon; great-grandson, Blake Rawson (Taylor McDonald) of Troy Mills; great-great-grandchildren, Macie Rawson and Aubry Gudenkauf; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ione was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Francis "Nick" Shrope; son and daughter in infancy; daughter, Sara Bonnett; grandson, Mark Bonnett; brother, Raymond Bonebrake Sr.; and two sisters, Lela Bonebrake and Maxine Watson.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Ione's memory.
Please share a memory of Ione at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Daily Newsletters