Linda K. Offerman (1952-2020)

OFFERMAN, HUGHES, BOWLES

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 7/21/2020 at 20:53:36

Linda K. Offerman, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, July 19, 2020. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2020, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 1 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2020, at the funeral home. Entombment: Linwood Mausoleum, Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Linda was born on September 5, 1952, in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Eugene “Gene” and Doris (Hughes) Bowles. She was united in marriage to Ray Offerman on November 16, 1968, in Marion, Iowa. Linda worked for Cryovac for 17 years, and then the Hotel at Kirkwood Center. She was a member of Moose Lodge #304. Linda enjoyed collecting clowns and ladybugs. Most of all, her greatest joy was spending time with her family.

Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Ray Offerman of Cedar Rapids; mother, Doris Bowles; children, Carol Offerman of Cedar Rapids, and Sandy (Justin) Rich of Belle Plaine, Iowa; son-in-law, Mike Lint of Garrison, Iowa; five grandchildren, Mike, Aural, Jason, Jake and Lucas; five great-grandchildren; siblings, Sharon (Gene) of Rock Falls, Illinois, Phil (Jan) Hughes and David Bowles, all of Cedar Rapids, and Tammy (Teddy) Anderson of Toddville, Iowa; close friends, Jenny Hootman of Belle Plaine, and Lee Markwell of Cedar Rapids; and their dogs, Daisy Mae, Brandy, and JoeJoe.

She was preceded in death by her father, Gene Bowles; daughter, Diane Lint; and sister, Donna Hughes.