Ramona (Cornette) Williams, 21 May 1938 - 28 Jun 2019

WILLIAMS, CORNETTE, LYPHOUT, MORRIS, GAVIN, HOYMAN, THOMAE, BAILEY, FUELLING, WILHELMI

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 1/8/2020 at 16:02:12

Ramona Williams, 81, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019. Family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Burial will follow at Dunkard Cemetery, Toddville, Iowa.

Ramona was born in Williamsburg, Iowa, May 21, 1938, the daughter of Frank and Rachel (Lyphout) Cornette. She was a graduate of Center Point High School. On September 12, 1959, Ramona was united in marriage to Donald Williams at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Walker, Iowa. She worked for Alburnett Community School District as a secretary for 40 years with an eternal love for the students and community.

Ramona enjoyed spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren and great grandchild. She especially loved the joy of getting together for the holidays. Ramona and Donald were active in their card club that developed into “The Minnesota Family” with which she had many wonderful years of vacations and celebrations. She spent hours sitting in the yard watching the squirrels and birds that she and Donald fed faithfully. In retirement, Ramona enjoyed going for coffee and lunch with current and former faculty/staff. Ramona was a charter member of St. Pius X Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She volunteered at St Pius X Church in addition to delivering for Meals on Wheels. Ramona will be missed by all who knew her and will forever be remembered for her giving nature, sense of humor and kind soul.

Ramona is survived by her husband of almost 60 years, Donald Williams of Marion; children, Shelly (Freddie) Morris of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Bryan (Tammy) Williams of Emmetsburg, Iowa, and Traci (Paul) Gavin of Marion; ten grandchildren, Spencer, Brittany, and Nikelle Morris, Logan and Carson Williams, Jordan, Joel, and Bret Hoyman; Trenton Gavin and Kailee (Derek Thomae) Gavin; one great-grandchild, Connor Gavin; sister-in-law Leila Williams of Vinton, Iowa; sister-in-law Linda (Gary) Bailey of St. Charles, Minnesota; brother-in-law, David (Sharon) Williams of Hackensack, Minnesota; sister-in-law Becky (John) Fuelling of Monona, Iowa; sister-in-law Rhonda (Dave) Wilhelmi of Shellsburg, Iowa; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother-in-law Bill Williams.

A memorial fund has been established in Ramona’s memory.

Please share a memory of Ramona at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published in The Gazette on July 2, 2019