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Margaret L. “Aunt Margaret” <I>Cook</I> Caywood

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Margaret L. “Aunt Margaret” Cook Caywood

Birth
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Death
1 May 2017 (aged 94)
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9580689, Longitude: -91.6766684
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Margaret “Aunt Margaret” Caywood, 94, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017, at Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids.

Visitation: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017, at the funeral home. Interment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Margaret is survived by her sister-in-law, Lorene Cook; her nieces and nephews including: Julie (Bob) Burgin, Sally (Jim) Hehlke, Lori (Scott) Berry, Kathy (Steve) Stickley, and Brenda Quick; all from Cedar Rapids. Also surviving are many great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; her parents; and her brother, Jack Cook.

Margaret was born August 19, 1922, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Jackson and Blanch (Demory) Cook. She attended Roosevelt High School.

She married Earl J. Caywood on June 20, 1945, in Cedar Rapids. He passed away in 1996.

Margaret worked for Souvenir Pencil Company and Arnold’s Clothing Store before becoming a full-time homemaker.

Margaret was a member of the Elks Lodge and VFW Post # 788 Auxiliary. In her youth, Margaret was involved in a traveling dance troupe. She enjoyed her time at the bingo table as well as playing poker and 500.

The family would like to extend a special Thank-You to the hospice staff at UnityPoint, Cedar Rapids.

Memorials may be directed to UnityPoint Hospice or VFW Post # 788.

Obituary & photo published by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Margaret “Aunt Margaret” Caywood, 94, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017, at Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids.

Visitation: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017, at the funeral home. Interment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Margaret is survived by her sister-in-law, Lorene Cook; her nieces and nephews including: Julie (Bob) Burgin, Sally (Jim) Hehlke, Lori (Scott) Berry, Kathy (Steve) Stickley, and Brenda Quick; all from Cedar Rapids. Also surviving are many great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; her parents; and her brother, Jack Cook.

Margaret was born August 19, 1922, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Jackson and Blanch (Demory) Cook. She attended Roosevelt High School.

She married Earl J. Caywood on June 20, 1945, in Cedar Rapids. He passed away in 1996.

Margaret worked for Souvenir Pencil Company and Arnold’s Clothing Store before becoming a full-time homemaker.

Margaret was a member of the Elks Lodge and VFW Post # 788 Auxiliary. In her youth, Margaret was involved in a traveling dance troupe. She enjoyed her time at the bingo table as well as playing poker and 500.

The family would like to extend a special Thank-You to the hospice staff at UnityPoint, Cedar Rapids.

Memorials may be directed to UnityPoint Hospice or VFW Post # 788.

Obituary & photo published by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service


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  • Created by: Jean
  • Added: May 2, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178968870/margaret_l-caywood: accessed ), memorial page for Margaret L. “Aunt Margaret” Cook Caywood (19 Aug 1922–1 May 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178968870, citing Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Jean (contributor 47905531).