Catherine Beauregard

CATHERINE "JANE" BEAUREGARD

Cedar Rapids

Catherine "Jane" Beauregard, 96, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14. Survivors include her children, William (Candice) Maroney of Huntsville, Ala., Ronald (Sharyl) Beauregard of Cedar Rapids and Darralee Edsill of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren, Hugh Maroney, Paige (Steve) Sledge, Lance (Hilary) Beauregard, Kelli (Shawn) Schuch, Angie Edsill and Tabitha (John) Limotte; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wayne E. Beauregard; siblings, Dorothy (Joseph) Nemec, Harry (Francine) Mote and Harold (Hazel) Mote; and grandchildren, Shane Edsill and Derrick Maroney.

Jane was born Oct. 14, 1918, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of James F. Mote and Bessie (Jacobs) Mote. She worked at Danceland Ballroom at age 16, waiting tables. She sang often on stage with nationally known bands, such as Bob Crosby and Perry Como. Later she worked as a dental assistant and then she worked at Souvenir Pencil Factory.

After retirement, Jane and Wayne spent most of their time together traveling and with their family.

After the death of her husband, Wayne, her niece, Cheryl Nemec introduced her to many local entertainers around Cedar Rapids. She enjoyed attending local enter-tainers at coffee shops and at Wild Hogs. The friends she met during the last few years of her life meant a great deal to her and they treated each other like family.

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