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Sackett, Alanna
ALANNA SACKETT
Vinton
Alanna Marie "Lil Al" Sackett, 13, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at St. John Lutheran Church in Center Point, with Pastor David Hansen officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery near Urbana. Visitation will be at the church from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
A memorial fund has been established.
Alanna was born July 18, 2000, in Cedar Rapids to Joan (Sand) Sackett and Blake Sackett. A sixth grade student at Center Point-Urbana School, she participated in activities of the Arc of East Central Iowa program and loved fishing and attending her sisters' 4-H and sporting events.
She is survived by her mother, Joan L. Sand Sackett; Alanna's special friend, Scott Young; her sisters, Kayla and Rachael Sackett and nephew, Ryan, all of Vinton; her father, Blake (Angie) Sackett of Walker; and her grandparents, Letha Sand and Norman and Zelda Sackett.
Phillips Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneral
homes.com.
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