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Zana May Chamberlain
ZANA MAY CHAMBERLAIN
Cedar Rapids
Zana May Chamberlain, 95, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Jan. 21, 2020, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, with a eulogy beginning at 3 p.m. Burial will take place at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Zana was born June 29, 1924, to Lloyd and Selma (Sheggrud) Harris in Postville, Iowa. She earned her teaching certificate from Iowa State Teachers College. Zana married Earl Chamberlain in 1945.
She will be greatly missed by her four daughters, Carol, Diana, Linda and Marsha (Greg); six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Boyd (Mary) Harris; and special friend, Gene Zingula.
Zana was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and brother, Bruce Harris.
Memorial donations may be directed to Ed & Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit at St. Luke's Hospital in Zana's memory.
Please share a memory of Zana at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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