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June E. Topinka
JUNE E. TOPINKA
Cedar Rapids
June E. Topinka, 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 16, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Graveside service: 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 16, at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
June was born Jan. 16, 1934, in Ely, Iowa, the daughter of John and Emma (Penaz) Topinka. She worked for the U.S. Post Office before she retired in 2002. June enjoyed her co-workers and loved working at the post office. She was a proud member of the American Postal Workers Union. She found peaceful pleasure tending to her flower gardens. June also was fond of her VW Bug, which earned her the nickname, "June Bug."
June is survived by her special friends, Ann Denniston and Linda Edwards.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, John Topinka.
Thank you to those who showed love and care to June, especially Haley, Andrea, Kelley and Sharon, the staffs of Home Instead, Mercy Hospice and Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids.
Please share a memory of June at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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