116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Obituaries
The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Van Zee, Vivian L.
Vivian L. Van Zee, 3, of 2468 Westwind Lane, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospital after a sudden illness. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at New Covenant Bible Church. Pastor Tye Male will officiate. Private family burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday and at the church after 10 a.m. Monday.
Survivors include her parents, Ken and Keri; two brothers, Jaret and Isaac, both at home; grandparents, Donald and Dorothy Van Zee of Cedar Rapids and Lawrence and Betty Wendling of Gillette, Wyo.; and a great-grandmother, Charlotte Wendling of Venice, Fla. She is also survived by 10 aunts and uncles and nine cousins.
She was preceded in death by a maternal grandmother, Donna Wendling.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
Vivian loved Jaret who took special care of her and loved Isaac who made her laugh. True to her name, she was full of life and loved to play outside and in the water.
“Our sweet, precious Vivian … forever in our hearts, forever in His arms.”
Please leave a message or tribute to Vivian's family on the Web page, under Obituaries.
Due to recent construction, it is required that visitors to Cedar Memorial enter making a right turn from westbound First Avenue (heading toward downtown).
Published Sept. 23, 2011, in The Gazette
Daily Newsletters