Sandra Lee Sturm (1938-2020)

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Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 4/29/2020 at 14:26:36

Sandra Lee Sturm, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Ridgeview Assisted Living, Cedar Rapids, following a brave fight with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date after our lives return to normal following the COVID-19 pandemic. Interment will be in Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Teahen Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids will be in charge of arrangements.

Sandra was born June 18, 1938 in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of John and Genevieve Luke, and remained a lifelong resident of the Cedar Rapids area. She graduated from Roosevelt High School and married her high school sweetheart Raymond J. Sturm August 3, 1957. Sandy and Raymond were blessed with four sons, Ted, Robert, David, and Steven. She worked at Collins Radio, Paramount Pharmacy, and Mercy Hospital primarily, and taught countless people throughout her lifetime to swim.

Sandy took great pleasure in following Ray’s softball career, raising her children, and enjoying her grandchildren. She was interested in others and always was quick to ask how they were doing first and foremost. Sandy cherished her friendships, reminiscing about the good old days, and in later years, growing old with Ray by her side. She will be missed by many.

Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Raymond J. Sturm; her children, Ted (Kimberly) Sturm of Cedar Rapids, Robert Sturm of Shellsburg, David (Maguette) Sturm of Burtonsville, MD, and Steven (Sue) Sturm of Grays Lake, IL; grandchildren, Scott Sturm, Jill (Jordon) Ahrendsen, Laura (fiancé Greg Saunders) Sturm, Mai (Corey) Holden, Rei (fiancé Weijia Leng), Aicha Sturm, Nataile Sturm, and Eric Sturm; great-grandsons, Jax Sturm and Logan Holden; brother, Terry (Orva) Luke; sister, Susan Luke-Rude; sister-in-law, Mary Luke; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins, especially special cousin, Doug (Millie) Havlick.

Sandy was preceded in death by her parents; step-father, John Crumbaugh; parents in-law, Frank and Gladys “Mugga” Sturm; brother, Jack Luke; and brother/sister in-law, Frank, Jr. (Kathy) Sturm.

A special thank-you to staff at Ridgeview Assisted Living, Meadowview Memory Care, and Hospice of Mercy for the love and kindness given to Sandy and her family.

Memorials may be directed to the First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids.