Pat Topping

PAT TOPPING

Cedar Rapids

Pat Topping, 80, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 11 a.m. Monday, March 14, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her husband, Kenneth of Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Pam (Mike) Grecian and Kelly Mitchell, both of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren, Joshua and Jared Hanson and Melissa Grecian and Alex Mitchell; great-granddaughter, Scarlett Hanson; siblings, Dean (Zoe) Bark of Waterloo, Janice Schroeder of Minnesota and Nancy Bark of Postville; and brothers-in-law, Ralph Hawkin and Jack Ries.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents; brother-in-law, Robert Schroeder; and siblings, Robert, Ray and Dale Bark, Betty Boise, Ruth Hawkin, Dorothy Postel, Joyce Ries, Clara Bark and infant sister.

Pat was born Sept. 10, 1935, in Randalia, Iowa, daughter of Louis and Margarie (McLeich) Bark. She graduated from Randalia High School in 1952. Pat worked at Collins Radio until 1962, when she quit so she could raise her family. On Sept. 20, 1959, she married Kenneth Topping at St. James United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids. Pat later worked for Jefferson High School as a librarian. She volunteered at the food bank on Third Avenue and at Hospice of Mercy bringing around the coffee cart to families and patients.

Pat enjoyed flower gardens, but most of all, spending time with her grandchildren and great-granddaughter was her biggest joy.

She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church Quilting Club and the adult coloring group.

Memorials may be directed to Trinity United Methodist Church.

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