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.
Janet M. Redlinger
Janet M. Redlinger
Cedar Rapids
Janet M. Redlinger, age 81 of Cedar Rapids died Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City where a time of visitation will be held from 4 to 7 pm Friday. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established to support that which was important to Janet. To share a thought, memory or condolence please visit Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service website at www.gayandciha.com.
Janet Maureen Scriven was born May 21, 1943, in Kalona, Iowa the daughter of George and Vertie K. (Christopherson) Scriven. She attended school in Iowa City graduating from City High School, and later attended the University of Iowa. She married Daniel C. Helmuth, later marrying LaVern M. Redlinger. She has worked as a medical technologist most of her life, from hospitals, doctors’ offices and even veterinary clinics. But while her daughters were in school, she enjoyed being a teacher’s assistant at Faith Christian Academy.
Janet was a woman of strong faith, her church family was important to her, as was sharing her faith with others. She loved God’s gifts to us, her gardens, monarch butterflies, fishing, hummingbirds, all of God’s creations. Her family was everything, nothing was better than to hear the words, “Grama” or “Gigi”! She loved cooking homemade meals for her family, anything from homemade breads, noodles, sugar cookies, to strawberry freezer jam. Every major sports occasion, choir or band concert was celebrated with an ice cream.
Her family includes her children, Norman Helmuth (Wanette), Cheryl Johnston, Brenda Oskam and Angie Robinson; 11 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and sister-in-law, Linda Scriven.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, great-grandchildren, Jeremiah Berry, Kianna Spivey, and Jesus Goytia; 2 infant children, and siblings, Gene Scriven, Rita Thess and Blaine Scriven.
Daily Newsletters