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Beryl L. Kaiser
Beryl L. Kaiser
Cedar Rapids
Beryl L. Kaiser, 93, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on November 26, 2025. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids with visitation to begin at 1 p.m. Burial: Cedar Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. A livestream of the service may be accessed on the funeral home website tribute page for Beryl, under “photos and videos,” starting at 2 p.m. Monday, December 1.
Beryl and his twin brother were born on April 7, 1932, on the family farm SW of Garrison, Iowa. His parents were Louis and Viola Kaiser. He started school in a one room schoolhouse and graduated from Garrison High School in 1950. As a sailor, he served his country during the Korean War. Beryl married Gay Roper on October 1, 1954, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After four years in the Navy, they returned to Iowa where he was employed in the Oat Mill department at Quaker Oats, retiring after 33 years.
He and Gay then served two full time missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints (LDS). One in Tacoma, Washington and the other in New Zealand. Upon returning home, they served in three LDS temples for ten years while dividing their time between Iowa and Arizona.
In later years, Beryl enjoyed collecting wind up chiming clocks and Quaker Oats collectibles. He leaves behind his wife of 71 years, Gay; children, Dan (Laura), Jeff, and Lori; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and two sisters.
Memorials may be directed to Mercy Hospice.
Please share a memory of Beryl at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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