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Irma O'Connor
IRMA (WITT) O'CONNOR
Cedar Rapids
Irma (Witt) O'Connor, 89, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, March 21, 2016, at Northbrook Manor Care Center. Private graveside services will be held at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Theona Irma Witt was born May 17, 1926, in Ossian, Iowa, to Nellie (Thornton) and John Henry Witt. She graduated from Ossian High School with the class of 1943. She was a star basketball player for Ossian who averaged 40-plus points a game. Irma was one of the very first female line foremen at Collins Radio and retired in 1985 after 25 years of service.
Irma married Irwin O'Connor on Sept. 11, 1944. Their children are Tom (Patricia) O'Connor of Oskaloosa, Sue O'Connor (Marvin Hardy) of Wapello, Mary Etta (Rick) Zorn of Cedar Rapids, Dan (Bev) O'Connor of Mount Vernon and Janice Boesenberg of Cedar Rapids; 11 grand-children; 19 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Irwin, in 2001; and a grandson, Paul Goodwin, in 1990.
Memorial donations may be directed to the Meals on Wheels, 819 Fifth St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401; or Grace Episcopal Church Medical Lending Closet, 525 A Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.
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