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Denny G. Clift
DENNY G. CLIFT
Cedar Rapids
Denny G. Clift, 68, of
Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at his home. Private memorial service at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. The service will be livestreamed on Monday, Nov. 9, at
11 a.m. and may be viewed
at client.tribucast.com/tcid
/53532618.
Inurnment at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. As mandated by proclamation, social distancing must be practiced, which requires a limited number of people to be allowed into the visitation at one time. The use of face masks or shields are required.
Survivors include his sister, Diane (John) Moore of Cedar Rapids; two nephews, Todd (Cara), Tim (Angie); and a niece, Chrystal (Bruce).
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Denny was born on July 18, 1952, in Wurzberg, Germany, the son of Gareth and Helen (Beem) Clift. He was superintendent for the City of Cedar Rapids in the streets deparment and retired from there after many years of service.
Denny enjoyed his Corvette and was a member of the Cedar Rapids Corvette Club. He was an avid fan of the Hawkeyes and enjoyed going to the beach, in both Florida and Hawaii. He forever will be remembered as a wonderful son, brother, uncle, and friend whose memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved him.
A memorial fund has been established. Please leave a message or tribute to the Clift family on our web page, www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.
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