Catherine Barbara Manville (Frederick)
August 12, 1912 — October 10, 2009
Catherine Pfaff Manville (Frederick), 97, of 2115 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2009, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. She previously resided at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 16, 2009 at St. Paul Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids by Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer. The family will greet friends from 4 ?" 7 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion. Inurnment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors include her children, Patricia (Michael) Gallagher of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Linda (Rhoades) Lawton of Summit, New Jersey, and Dennis Pfaff of Cedar Rapids; 8 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Frank Pfaff and James Manville; her daughter, Pamela Derrer, her granddaughters, Lisa Ann Gallagher and Cristina Derrer; brothers, Joseph and Robert Frederick.
Catherine was born August 12, 1912, and was a lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids. She graduated from Washington High School in 1931 and Cedar Rapids Business School in 1933. Catherine married Frank Pfaff in 1935 and they were married for 51 years, until his death in 1986. In 1990, she married James Manville and they were married until his death in 2006. Catherine was a creative woman, an artist and an avid gardener. She was a lifelong member of PEO and Elmcrest Country Club and also a volunteer at the YWCA. Catherine enjoyed golf, bowling and bridge and all of the family vacations and reunions over the years. She was employed by Kenmore Foods, Cedar Rapids Baseball Club and Pfaff Sales.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, 315 18th Ave., Hiawatha, IA 52233 or the American Cancer Society, 603 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403.
Survivors include her children, Patricia (Michael) Gallagher of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Linda (Rhoades) Lawton of Summit, New Jersey, and Dennis Pfaff of Cedar Rapids; 8 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Frank Pfaff and James Manville; her daughter, Pamela Derrer, her granddaughters, Lisa Ann Gallagher and Cristina Derrer; brothers, Joseph and Robert Frederick.
Catherine was born August 12, 1912, and was a lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids. She graduated from Washington High School in 1931 and Cedar Rapids Business School in 1933. Catherine married Frank Pfaff in 1935 and they were married for 51 years, until his death in 1986. In 1990, she married James Manville and they were married until his death in 2006. Catherine was a creative woman, an artist and an avid gardener. She was a lifelong member of PEO and Elmcrest Country Club and also a volunteer at the YWCA. Catherine enjoyed golf, bowling and bridge and all of the family vacations and reunions over the years. She was employed by Kenmore Foods, Cedar Rapids Baseball Club and Pfaff Sales.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, 315 18th Ave., Hiawatha, IA 52233 or the American Cancer Society, 603 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403.
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