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Jean Russell
JEAN RUSSELL
Cedar Rapids
Jean E. Russell, 92, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids. Private family interment will be in Fairfax Cemetery, Fairfax. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Jeff (Beth) Russell of Olympia, Wash., and Joel (Jan) Russell of Bettendorf; daughter-in-law, Kay Anderson of Minnesota; her six grandchildren, three stepgrand-children and great-grandchildren; one brother, Chuck (Norine) Jelinek of Cedar Rapids; one sister, Lois Pfeiffer of La Porte City; and three sisters-in-law, Marilyn Zerrener, Elaine Hildahl and Jane Mornroe, all of Washington.
She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, LeRoy; second husband, Ted; son, Jim Russell; and brothers, Jack and Bill Jelinek.
Jean was born May 25, 1921, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, daughter of Frank and Edna (Horning) Jelinek. She attended Roosevelt High School. Jean worked at Horak's Drug Store before she got married and became a homemaker. She then worked at Bell Telephone Co. in Washington state. Later she was known as "the ice cream lady" at Roosevelt Junior High School.
Jean was a member of Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids.
She will be missed.
Please sign the online guest book for Jean at www.murdochfuneral home.com under obit-uaries.
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