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Lillian Keyes
LILLIAN KEYES Cedar Rapids Lillian M. Keyes, 87, a resident of Manor Care, died there Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, after an extended illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories, where friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial at: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her former husband, the Rev. Charles Keyes of Cedar Rapids; and several nieces and nephews. Lillian was born Oct. 8, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Andrew and Mary Drahos Caperonis. She married the Rev. Charles Keyes on Dec. 25, 1946, in Cedar Rapids. They were later divorced. Lillian was a homemaker and a faithful member of First Church of the Nazarene. She enjoyed music, especially playing the organ. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Please leave a message or tribute to the Keyes family on the Web page, www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.
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