Casady, Elizabeth McLaughlin

Elizabeth McLaughlin Casady, 96, a resident of The Meth-Wick Community, Cedar Rapids, died there Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her daughters, Carolyn Casady Trimble (Ralph) of Urbana, Ill., Ann (Dale) Gumz of Cadott, Wis., and Elaine Casady of Oro Valley, Ariz.; grandsons, William (Lisa) Trimble of Urbana, Ill., Thomas Trimble of Kirkland, Wash., and David Morton of Los Angeles, Calif.; great-grandsons, Mateo Trimble of Kirkland, Wash., and Aaron Trimble and Garrett Trimble of Urbana, Ill.; and many nieces and nephews.

Born Oct. 5, 1915, in Monticello, Iowa, Beth was the daughter of William and Blanche (Noble) McLaughlin. Beth was married to Cleo P. Casady from 1942 until their divorce in 1966.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Howard McLaughlin, James McLaughlin and Mary McLaughlin Cunnick.

Beth graduated from Monticello High School in 1933, earned a BA from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, earned a master's degree from the University of Iowa and earned her reading certification from the University of Wisconsin in Superior, Wis. Beth taught elementary school and later became a reading specialist in Clintonville, Wis., where she was the reading resource teacher for 10 years.

Beth was a long time member of the First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. She was a lifetime member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She joined PEO in 1935, and was honored in 2005 as a 70-year member. After retirement she joined the Cedar Rapids Wednesday Shakespeare Club. Beth was a resident at The Methwick Community since 1996.

Please send any memorial donations to the Monticello Public Library in Beth's memory.

Please sign the online guest book for Beth at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published Feb. 13, 2012 in The Gazette