Brady, Shirley Ann

Shirley Ann Brady, 78, of Cedar Rapids, passed away at home Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, with a vigil and rosary service starting at 4 p.m. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, with an hour visitation beginning an hour before at the church. The Rev. John R.R. Flaherty will conduct the service. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery following the lunch.

Shirley was born Aug. 24, 1935, to Lewis Matthews and Orlinda (Krapfl) in Greeley, Iowa. Shirley attended Mount Mercy College after high school. Shirley worked at Hy-Vee Drug Town from 1974 until her retirement in 1997.

Shirley married Dorrance J. Brady on May 5, 1956, in Greeley. Shirley and Dorrance were charter members of All Saints Church. Shirley was part of the resurrection choir and was a member of nearly every All Saints committee over the years. Shirley also volunteered at Mercy Medical Center. Shirley enjoyed sunsets on the beach, loved to laugh and was a devoted and caring wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

She will be greatly missed by family and friends.

Shirley is survived by her husband, Dorrance Brady of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Mark (Janice) Brady and Scott (Tammie) Brady, both of Cedar Rapids; daughter, Jane (Joe) Kipper of Lenexa, Kan.; and six grandchildren, Nicklaus, Kayla, Stephanie and Rachel Brady, all of Cedar Rapids, and Matthew and Ryan Kipper of Lenexa, Kan.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Betty Reiter and Gerene Wooldridge, both of Iowa; and brother, Larry Matthews of Richfield, Minn.

Memorials may be directed to All Saints Catholic Church or the Mercy Foundation.

Online condolences may be left at www.cedarmemorial.com under “obituaries.”

Published Dec. 19, 2013 in The Gazette