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Karla Jean Bascom
Karla Jean Bascom
Newhall
Karla Jean Bascom, 66, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Newhall, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, July 4, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall at 10:30 AM, Friday, July 11, 2025, with Rev. Nick Palmer officiating. Friends and family may visit with the family before the service from 9:30 until 10:15 AM, also at the church. Interment will be held at St. Johns Cemetery. The family invites all to a luncheon at St. John Church, following the burial.
Karla is survived by her brother Jim Bascom of The Villages, FL; sister-in-law Janie; her nieces and nephews, Rick (Rebel) Rathje, Randy (Kim) Rathje, Renee (Dan) Ellsworth, Brad (Rachel) Bascom, and Jamie (Wayne) Graves; 8 great-nieces and -nephews; 7 great-great-nieces and -nephews; her special 4-legged friend Sammy; her uncle Vernon Bascom of Vinton; and her special friend and caregiver Theresa Bries.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Jo; and sister Donna, this past May; and brother-in-law, Lee Rathje.
Online Condolences: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com
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