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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Deb McGraw
Age: 63
City: Coggon
Funeral Date
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 12, Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City
Funeral Home
Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Service
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Deb McGraw
DEB MCGRAW
Coggon
Deb McGraw, 63, of Coggon, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Per Deborah's wishes, cremation has taken place. The family will greet friends from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service
in Central City. Inurnment will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Coggon.
Deb was born Jan. 14, 1958, in Iowa, the daughter of Don and Lucille (Gillmore) Kula. She was a 1976 graduate of North Linn High School in Troy Mills, Iowa. On April 14, 1978, in Ryan, Iowa, Deb was united in marriage to Randy McGraw. She was employed at Rockwell Collins for 37 years before retiring. Deb loved her cats, flowers and gardening. She also enjoyed playing cards, shopping with friends and fishing with Randy. This past May they had a great trip to Gulf Shores, Ala., with friends. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband, Randy of Coggon; brothers, Darrel (Barb) Kula of Minneapolis, Minn., and Dwayne (Nancy) Kula of Coggon; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Norm and Joan McGraw of Coggon; brothers-in-law, Rick McGraw of Manchester and David (Kelly) McGraw of Neillsville, Wis.; several nieces and nephews; and many many good friends.
Deb was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorials in Deb's memory may be directed to the Hall Perrine Cancer Center through Mercy Foundation, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403.
Please share a memory of Deb at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

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