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Garnet Ellen Winchip
Garnet Ellen Winchip
Cedar Rapids
Garnet Ellen Winchip, 70, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center. Celebration of Life will be 3 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW; followed by a time of food and fellowship in The Avacentre.
Garnet was born on September 10, 1954, in San Jose, California, the daughter of Don and Delora (Crowfut) Hutton. She graduated from Metro High School as well as attending Kirkwood College. She then married Lavern Mitchell Winchip on July 1, 1972, at Palisades Kepler State Park. Garnet worked for many years at Triax Cable, GE Capital and Nordstroms. She enjoyed traveling, crocheting, volunteering for Animeals, going out for meals, visiting with friends, and most of all spending time with her family.
Garnet is survived by her loving husband Vern; her daughter India (Rob) Silver; a granddaughter Breanna Moore; two stepgrandchildren Torey Moore and Dylan Silver; her parents Don and Delora Hutton; her siblings Lauren Hutton, Dawn (Joe) Nassise, Deb (Jack) Shannon, Mark (Helen) Hutton; sister-in-law Wanda (Rod) Ashcraft; as well as her nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sister Faun Shea.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com.
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