Dunlap, Kathryn 'Kathy' Jean

Kathryn “Kathy” Jean Dunlap, 61, of Hiawatha, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Center Point Church of Christ near Midway, conducted by TJ Klith. Family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery, rural Toddville.

Survivors include her husband, Charles Dunlap of Hiawatha; mother, Marjorie Akers of Cedar Rapids; two stepsons, Jeremiah Dunlap of Marble Rock and Joshua Dunlap of Toddville; one granddaughter, Ryleah Dunlap; one sister, Vickie (Larry) Darrow of Nixa, Mo.; niece, Jaren (Greg) Pippitt of St. Joseph, Mo.; nephew, John (Becky) Darrow of Springfield, Mo.; her cat, Ginger; and best friends, Sandy Minger and Vicky Kriz.

She was preceded in death by her father, James Akers; and pet cat, Maxx.

Kathy was born July 4, 1952, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, daughter of James and Marjorie (Grimm) Akers. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1970 and attended the University of Northern Iowa. Kathy worked for the Girl Scouts, the Lutheran Home in Cedar Falls and at her church. She moved to Hiawatha and went to work for Duane Arnold Energy Center. She married Charlie Dunlap on May 22, 1994, in Cedar Rapids.

She was a member of Center Point Church of Christ. Kathy loved knitting, crocheting, her animals and traveling.

Please sign the online guest book for Kathy at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published Nov. 11, 2013 in The Gazette