Phyllis Ramey

PHYLLIS RAMEY

Cedar Rapids

Phyllis Ramey, 85, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Phyllis Jean Matson-Kupfer Ramey, daughter of Thomas Alfred and Lelah Mae Johnson Matson, was born Nov. 12, 1936, in Decatur, Ill. She was a 1955 graduate of Peoria High School in Peoria, Ill. She married Robert Kupfer on March 19, 1955, in Peoria, where they spent the first several years of their marriage. After Robert's discharge from the military, his job took them to Iowa, where they settled in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Phyllis worked as a secretary for Life Investors Insurance Co. and Rockwell Graphics Systems, she retired March 1, 1992. Robert died on Aug. 17, 1995, after 40 years of marriage.

On April 26, 1997, Phyllis married Gordon Lee Ramey in Bloomington, Ill. In September 2006, they moved to Oskaloosa. They later divorced, and Phyllis returned to Cedar Rapids in 2012 to live out her days among family. Phyllis enjoyed reading, walking, having coffee with friends and taking drives to see the fall leaves in Ball Town.

Phyllis is survived by two sons, Gary Kupfer and his wife, Kristi, of Lenora City, Tenn., and Michael Kupfer and his fiancee, Marjorie, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa: five grandchildren, Starla, Joy, Desiree, Harmony and R.J.; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and two best friends, Sonya Davis and Gary Zimmerman.

As was Phyllis's wish, her body has been cremated and no services are planned at this time. Langkamp Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Oskaloosa is handling the arrangements.