Hayward, Wanda Fay

Wanda Fay Hayward, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Memorial Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at Community of Christ, 1500 Blairs Ferry Rd., Hiawatha, by Pastor Brenda Mitchell. Burial will be at a later date in West Grove Cemetery, Portland, Ind. Arrangements are by Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her husband, William Herbert Hayward; three sons, William Harvey (Rosalee) Hayward of Lafayette, Ind., Gerald (Janice) Hayward of Charleston, S.C., and Kenneth (Steve) Hayward of Marion; a sister, Beverly Steffen of Fresno, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Wanda was born Jan. 15, 1923, on the family farm in Jay County, Ind., the daughter of Harvey and Vera (Smith) Engle. She graduated from Kendallville High School in 1941 and then from Fortt Wayne Lutheran Hospital nursing program in May 1945. As a registered nurse she worked at the Healthwin Tuberculosis Hospital in South Bend, Ind., was a county health nurse for St. Joseph County; served as director of nursing at Farris-Lombardy Nursing Home; and retired as a Medicaid fraud investigator for the State of Indiana.

On April 7, 1946, she married William Herbert Hayward in Kendallville, Ind. Wanda's faith was very important to her, spending 63 years playing music for her church, and was a member of Community of Christ. She enjoyed quilting and also will be remembered as a high school state champion violin and cello player with her sister, Vivian.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother; two sisters; and two sons, Larry and Curtis.

Memorials are suggested to Community of Christ.

Please sign the online guest book and share a memory about Wanda at www.stewartbaxter.com.

Published Jan. 5, 2013 in The Gazette