Doris Ann Leonard (1937-2020)

LEONARD, COLEMAN, MCCORMICK

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 6/11/2020 at 09:22:38

Doris Ann Leonard, 82, of Cedar Rapids died Friday, June 5, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital following a short illness. Private family services will be held on Thursday at Teahen Funeral Home. Public burial 12 p.m. on Thursday at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Family and friends must wear a mask and comply with social distancing guidelines when attending a visitation and funeral service.

Doris is survived by two sons, Craig (Kim) Leonard and Chris (Margie) Leonard all of Cedar Rapids; granddaughter Abby (Preston West) Leonard of Richfield, MN; four grandsons Michael (Jessica) Leonard of Cedar Rapids, Gabe Leonard of Seattle, WA, Nick (Bethany) Leonard of Coralville and Andrew Leonard of Hiawatha; two sisters Alice (Dean) Stegman of Cedar Rapids and Nancy (Cecil) Ellison of Solon and brother Bobby (Jan) Coleman of Cedar Rapids.

Doris was preceded in death by her husband David in 2018, her parents, and five siblings Roy Coleman, Adria McCormick, Harold Coleman, Helen McGowan, and Arlene Baumgartner.

Doris was born on August 5, 1937 in rural Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Charles and Bertha Odland Coleman. She graduated from Wilson High School in 1956. On June 14, 1957 Doris married David Leonard and they celebrated sixty years of marriage. She was a bookkeeper at Allen Motor Company, a seamstress for Stegman Custom Draperies and a sales associate at Petersen Harned Von Maur.

Doris will be remembered for her love of Jesus and her love for people. She got up early every day to spend time with Jesus and pray for her family and friends, whom she loved deeply. She was a longtime member of Sharon United Methodist Church. Doris enjoyed any chance she had to spend time with her family, to go out with the Red Hat Society, or to just grab a cup of coffee with her friends.

Instead of flowers, memorials may be directed to Sharon United Methodist Church.