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Betty Meaker
BETTY FERN MEAKER
Cedar Rapids
Betty Fern Meaker, 89, of Waterloo, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. A funeral service celebrating Betty's life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories, where visitation will start at 10 a.m. Celebrant Jim Parton will be officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors include her daughters, Diana Kaye Brown-Sellman (husband John Sellman) of Alburnett, Donna Ruth Tebbe (late husband, Dennis) of Cedar Rapids, Dorothy Jo Bush (husband Dennis) of Cedar Rapids and Delores (Dee) Marie Jordan of Waterloo. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Adam Brown (Laura), Lovena Etten, Kim Tebbe (Nicole Marshall), Ashley Robbins (Daniel), Steven Jordan, Kristina Jordan; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Glenn Wyant; and her granddaughter, Jamie Sell.
Betty Fern Wyant was born July 5, 1932, in Downey, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Edna (Sims) Wyant. She worked in computer support at Allis-Chalmers and retired from ASI Computers. She later worked at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, where she also volunteered. Betty enjoyed biking, reading, going to plays at the theater, doing puzzles and spending time with her grandchildren.
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