Joan Kay (Brager) DENNY

BRAGER, DENNY, COBLENTZ, LANTZ, REMINGTON, REYNOLDS, MCCOMBS, HERNDEN, ADEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:42

February 17, 1942 ---- June 29, 2016

Joan Denny, 74, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in her home. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, July 2, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 1, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, and an hour before services on Saturday at the church. Burial: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Survivors include her children, Mary (Norvin) Coblentz, Susan Denny and Ellen (Matthew) Lantz, all of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Elias, Josiah, Eva, Jonas and Ethan Coblentz and Michael and Dorian Remington, all of Cedar Rapids; sister, Jane (Jim) Reynolds of Clear Lake, Iowa; brother, Phyl (Lona) Brager of Oskaloosa, Iowa; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Denny of Oskaloosa and Sally McCombs of Delta, Iowa; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bill Denny; son, Michael Denny; and sister, Colleen Hernden.

Joan was born Feb. 17, 1942, in Van Nuys, Calif., daughter of Orval and Berniece (Aden) Brager. She graduated from Klemme [Iowa] High School in 1960. Joan married Billy Denny in Hayesville, Iowa, Feb. 5, 1965. Joan was a full-time "Grammie," had strong faith and was trained in Stephen Ministries. She was well known for her cake-decorating skills and ran a home daycare for many years. Joan was a loving mother and grandmother.

A special thanks to Dr. Fadi Yacoub, Cindy, Laura and Sara at Mercy dialysis; Dr. Hisham Wagdy and nurses; home nurses, physical therapists and occupational therapists from Mercy Home Health Care; Dr. Sheely's office; and Hospice of Mercy. Memorials may be directed to Concordia Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Cedar Rapids Gazette --- Iowa
1 July 2016