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Munyasa, Lynn Jamilla
Lynn Jamilla Munyasa, 51 of Coralville, died Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Funeral services are pending at this time. A memorial fund has been established in Lynn's memory. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the Web at
Lynn was born May 5, 1962, in Kenya, and moved to the United States in 2005, coming to Indiana, Texas, and settling in Iowa in 2006. She attended Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, receiving her nursing degree.
Her family includes her three children, Sylvia Pewa, Alvin Pewa, and Beverly Pewa, all of Coralville; her husband, Ramadhan Mohammed of Kenya; and seven siblings living in Kenya.
She was preceded in death by her first husband; and her children's father, Johnny Pewa.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Lynn's family and her services.
Published June 29, 2013, in The Gazette
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