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Bernadette Paracel
BERNADETTE "BERNIE" PARCEL
Cedar Rapids
Bernadette "Bernie" Parcel, 72, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Chicago, was called home on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, after a short home hospice stay related to kidney failure. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, at
Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Charles; daughters, Susan (Dan) Hester, Jennifer Parcel and Patti Parcel, all of Cedar Rapids; sister, Teresa (Bill) Crockett of Stone Park, Ill.; two granddaughters; four grandsons; two great-granddaughters; and many nieces and nephews who loved her dearly.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, James and Paul; sister, Linda Panos; daughter, Charlene Uphouse; and one grandson.
Bernie was born July 31, 1942, daughter of Paul and Lottie Fuse. She married Charles Parcel on June 20, 1964. Bernie had a love of life. She enjoyed many activities, such as camping, baking, cooking, gardening and swimming to name a few. Every Sunday she would request a song to be played for someone on the Sunday Morning Polka Show, a program she never missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control at 900 76th Ave. Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.
Please share a memory for Bernie at www.murdochfuneral home.com under obituaries.
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