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Eggers, Dianne Lynne
Dianna Lynne Eggers, 66, of Cedar Rapids, was released to her home in Heaven on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Funeral Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Concordia Lutheran Church by the Rev. Jerry Doelinger. Entombment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Survivors include her daughters, Pamela Eggers and Jennifer Eggers Stearns, both of Cedar Rapids; sisters, Darlene Hotopp of Des Moines, Mayme Ann (Bill) Smith and Janice Alden, both of Plano, Texas, Donna (Don) Coon of Cedar Rapids, and Laura Grau of Garland, Texas; a brother-in-law, Rev. Frank Pieper of Emden, Ill.; and grandchildren, Sarah, Caleb and Amira Eggers and Mackenzie Smith.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Joyce Pieper; and a brother, Lowell Grau.
Dianna was born May 12, 1945, in Clinton, to William and Helen Grau. She graduated from DeWitt High School and then received a bachelor's degree in English and Journalism from the University of Iowa. Dianna taught journalism and language arts in Washington, Iowa, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Memorials may be directed to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Online condolences may be sent to www.cedarmemorial.com.
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