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Linda Palmer
Linda Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Linda Palmer, 83, peacefully passed away from a short illness on Thursday, November 7. Born in 1940, Linda was a lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids, with the last 6 years living at Cottage Grove Place. Linda attended Jefferson High School and was active in the Band of Blue and then attended Coe College, where she met Ralph. It was not long before they married, and along came Cindy (Taylor), Rebecca (Keenan), and Jeff. Being the daughter of Ken and Mary Andrews, Linda worked at Ken Andrews Auto Restoration (now Andrews Collision Center), Swiss Farms Dairy, and finishing up at Rockwell. Until it was demolished after the flood, Linda was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Along the way, Linda made many, many friends that she dearly loved.
Linda was an avid Cedar Rapids Kernels fan and followed Iowa women’s basketball, way before it was cool! She was ALWAYS there to support her kids with all of the activities that they were involved in, even at times that we really did not deserve it! She was definitely a mom first and then everything else. Of course she also spent plenty of time supporting Ralph with all of his endeavors around the country.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents Ken and Mary Andrews, her sister Beverly and brother-in-law Don (West), along with her husband Ralph. Left behind are Cindy and Chris Taylor, Rebecca and Terry Keenan, and Jeff and Connie Palmer. Her grandkids Cody and Sara Palmer, and Mason and CheLynn Taylor were always dearly loved and she cherished every moment with them.
On Friday, November 15, there will be a private family burial and then a Celebration of Life held in the Palmer Family Private Dining Room at the Grill at Cottage Grove Place between 10:00 and noon. In lieu of any flowers or formal memorials, Mom would love it if you would make a contribution to any group or charity that makes you happy.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.
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