116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Obituaries
The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Dries, Margie M. (Bostian) Ray
Margie M. (Bostian) Ray Dries, 87, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Tama-Toledo and Lake Shetek, Minn., died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at Citadel Care Center in Mesa. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 6, at 10:30 a.m. at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Survivors include one son, Daniel J. Ray of Mesa, Ariz.; one daughter, Linda (Laywin) Leek of Toledo; a stepdaughter, Jo Ann (the late Ralph) Johnson of Sioux Falls, S.D.; two stepsons, David Dries of Apple Valley, Minn., and Daniel (Brenda) Dries of Pine Island, Minn.; two grandsons, Matthew (Angie) Leek of Norwalk and Nathan (Hilary) Leek of Des Moines; one granddaughter, Shannon (Jim) Chatham of Auburn, Calif.; two great-grandsons, Drake and Drew Leek; one great-granddaughter, Anna Brennan; nine stepgrandchildren; nine stepgreat-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Margaret Bostian of Bakersfield, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews.

Daily Newsletters