Thurn, Tina Marie

Tina Marie Thurn, 47, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, April 5, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Christopher Podhajsky. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her mother, Bonnie Lederle; sons, Anthony Thurn and Sean McKittrick; daughter, Brittany Armstrong; four grandchildren, Ivy, Peja and Vieanna Thurn and Arron Hinton; four brothers and four sisters.

Tina was born Dec. 26, 1965, in Iowa City, the daughter of Victor Thurn and Bonnie Botello. Though very small, you could never tell by her spirit. She became a mother at the young age of 15, but managed to keep her eyes on the prize. She graduated from Central High School in Davenport on June 2, 1985, and was a loving mother of three by 1988. Tina always had a strong work ethic; working two jobs most of her life to provide for her children. She was given four beautiful grandkids, who stole her heart. Her grandkids were her everything!

Tina earned her crown in heaven on April 5, 2013, at 9:43 a.m. She was taken by the hand of the Lord at a young age, but she lived a long and wonderful life. Tina was a friend of many, and loved by all. May you rest in peace.

She was preceded in death by her father and an infant brother.

Please sign the online guest book and share a memory about Tina at www.stewartbaxter.com.

Published April 7, 2013 in The Gazette