Margaret Sue Wyrick Anderson, 71, died at her home with her family by her side on Friday, April 2, 2010, after a 10 year battle with cancer. She was born March 30, 1939, in Miller County to Lucian and Claire Buster Mace in Miller County. Both her parents preceded her in death.
She married Jackie (Jack) Tennyson Wyrick in 1969. He died suddenly in 1983. She later married William (Bill) Anderson in 1993.
She graduated from Tuscumbia High School in 1957. She earned a bachelor of arts from Mt. Mercy College and a master of arts from Nova University. She worked as a teachers' aid in the Cedar Rapids Community School District before becoming a business instructor at Kirkwood Community College, where she taught for 27 years. She retired in 2001.
She is survived by her husband, Bill; son Michael and his wife Felicia of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; step-daughter Denice and husband Robert Krish of Woodbury, Minn.; sister, Lois, of Stillwell, Kan.; grandsons Alex and Connor Wyrick, Iowa City; and grandchildren Allison and Andrew Krish. She was preceded in death by a brother, Lee Mace.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Unity Center of Cedar Rapids. The Rev. Brenda Ehret officiated. Inurnment will be at a later date in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Tuscumbia. Arrangements are under the direction of Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at Mrs. Anderson's request.
Margaret Sue Wyrick Anderson, 71, died at her home with her family by her side on Friday, April 2, 2010, after a 10 year battle with cancer. She was born March 30, 1939, in Miller County to Lucian and Claire Buster Mace in Miller County. Both her parents preceded her in death.
She married Jackie (Jack) Tennyson Wyrick in 1969. He died suddenly in 1983. She later married William (Bill) Anderson in 1993.
She graduated from Tuscumbia High School in 1957. She earned a bachelor of arts from Mt. Mercy College and a master of arts from Nova University. She worked as a teachers' aid in the Cedar Rapids Community School District before becoming a business instructor at Kirkwood Community College, where she taught for 27 years. She retired in 2001.
She is survived by her husband, Bill; son Michael and his wife Felicia of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; step-daughter Denice and husband Robert Krish of Woodbury, Minn.; sister, Lois, of Stillwell, Kan.; grandsons Alex and Connor Wyrick, Iowa City; and grandchildren Allison and Andrew Krish. She was preceded in death by a brother, Lee Mace.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Unity Center of Cedar Rapids. The Rev. Brenda Ehret officiated. Inurnment will be at a later date in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Tuscumbia. Arrangements are under the direction of Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at Mrs. Anderson's request.
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