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.
Harriett Sander
HARRIETT (MOFFITT) SANDER
Mount Vernon
Harriett (Moffitt) Sander, 98, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Hallmark Care Center, Mount Vernon. Private family services will be at a later date. Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services of Mount Vernon is caring for Harriett and her family.
Survivors include her children, Barbara (David) Vig and David (Novena) Sander; grandchildren, Darin (Charlene) Vig, Dana (Emily) Vig, David (Joan) Sander, and Marriett Sander; and eight great-grandchildren.
Harriett was born March 22, 1924, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter William and Pearl (Resch) Moffitt. She was a proud graduate of the 1942 class of Mount Vernon High School. On Sept. 8, 1946, she married Floyd Sander in Clinton, Iowa. Harriett was a farm wife, traveler and Floyd's best helper. There was never anyone she wouldn't call a friend or lend a hand. Over the years, she was also a leader for 4-H, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
She was preceded in death by her best friend and love of 70 years, Floyd; her parents; and her brother, Richard Moffitt.
Harriett's family extends a sincere thank you to the staff at Cherry Ridge and Hallmark for their compassion and care.
Memorial may be directed to the Mount Vernon Community School Fine Arts Association.
Please share your support and memories with Harriett's family on her Tribute Wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
Daily Newsletters