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Doris Heiderscheit
DORIS HEIDERSCHEIT
Cedar Rapids
Doris Eileen Heiderscheit, 71, of Cedar Rapids, passed June 4, 2016, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. She was born in Oelwein, Iowa, on Dec. 18, 1944. Doris, one of six children born to Clair and Rita Kalb, now resides in heaven waiting for her loved ones on earth to join her. Doris passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends after a brief battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church by the Rev. Ivan Nienhaus. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery. A vigil service will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at Teahen Funeral Home, where friends may visit with the family until 8 p.m. Friends also may visit with the family after 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.
She is survived by the love of her life and husband of nearly 51 years, Daniel Heiderscheit; three daughters, Dawn Leonard, Denise Van Gorden and Diane Zearley; sons-in-law, Seth Leonard, Laird Van Gorden and Roger Zearley; grandchildren, Krizia Zearley, Kylee Zearley, Paige Van Gorden and Samantha Zearley; one great-granddaughter, RyAnne Zearley-Clayton; five siblings, Patricia (Dale) Shellhorn, Ronald (Rose) Kalb, Mary (David) Neff, Jim (Carol) Kalb and Linda (Lonnie) Schwartz; many nieces and nephews; and lifelong friend, Connie LeMont and family.
Online condolences may be left at www.teahenfuneralhome.com.
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