Linda Jean Groepper

GROEPPER, LEMOINE, FRASER, FLEMING, PETERSON, DEVRIES

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 7/27/2011 at 09:50:56

Linda Jean Groepper, 56, of 914 DeForest Avenue in Iowa City, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at her home from cancer, with her family beside her.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 10:00 am at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Iowa City. The Very Reverend Rudolph T. Juarez will officiate.
Visitation will be held from Friday 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Lensing Funeral Service in Iowa City. A parish wake service will begin at 7:00 pm, followed by a Catholic Daughter’s rosary. Burial will be private in St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice or Mt. Mercy University.

Linda was born December 20, 1954 in Cherokee, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Joyce A. (LeMoine) Fraser.

Raised in Holstein, Iowa, Linda received her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Morningside College in Sioux City and her MSN from the University of Nebraska.

She married Randall Groepper May 20, 1978 in Holstein. Linda was a nursing instructor at Mt. Mercy University for 20 years until her decline in health forced her to retire in 2010. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and Catholic Daughters of the America’s.

Survivors include her husband Randy; sons, Joseph Groepper of Iowa City and Daniel Groepper (Emily) of Memphis, daughter, Mary Fleming (Matthew) of Iowa City; grandchildren, Lillian and Blaise Fleming;
her mother, Joyce Fraser of Holstein;
sisters and brothers, Judy Peterson (Wesley) of Sioux City, Tom Fraser (Gwyn) of Peoria, Illinois, Jody Fraser (Kim) of Holstein and Carla DeVries (Dylan) of Ft. Reilly, Kansas and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father and son Matthew.