Jean Castleberry

JEAN ELLEN CASTLEBERRY

Robins

Jean Ellen Castleberry, 82, of Robins, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation:

4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18,

at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Faith Bible Church, Cedar Rapids.

Burial: Spring Grove Cemetery, Covington, Iowa.

Jean was born Dec. 13, 1935, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of George and Dorothy (Louhier) Stephenson. She was united in marriage to Daniel E. Castleberry on Dec. 31, 1952, in Hamilton, Ohio. Jean was a homemaker who enjoyed hand quilting and sewing. She was a seamstress for the Cedar Rapids Paramount Theater for many years. Jean was an avid reader and her joy of cooking complemented her impeccable hostess skills. She was devoted to adolescent and teenage youth, whether it was teaching Sunday school or opening up her home for the kids to have a place to hang out. Jean loved to watch DVDs of her favorite classic shows. She enjoyed tent camping with her family until upgrading to RV traveling. The couple loved to travel and would visit family all over the United States and internationally.

She is survived by her husband of nearly 65 years, Daniel E. Castleberry of Robins, Iowa; children, Vickie (Frank) Edwards of Ankeny, Iowa, Cindy (Kurt) Anderson of Winterset, Iowa, Connie (David) Ostroot of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Douglas (Erinn) Castleberry of Carlisle, Iowa; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Jean was preceded in death by her son, Steven Castleberry of Albuquerque, N.M.; sister, Jane Buell of Columbus, Ohio; and her brother, Donald Whitacre of Mayo, Fla.

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