Christine Cedarstrom Vincent, 64, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016, after a long battle with Lymphoma. Family will greet friends beginning at 3:00 p.m. with a Celebration of Life Service following at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Burial will be at a later date at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
Christine is survived by her two daughters, Rebecca (Thomas) Bose and Catherine Cantrill; four grandchildren, Nicholas Bose, Andrew Bose, Joanna Moody, and Jacob Moody; siblings, Craig (Holly) Cedarstrom, Laura (Terry) Bridwell, and Eric (Lori) Cedarstrom; and sister-in-law, Terri Cedarstrom.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her high-school sweetheart whom she married in 2000, George Vincent; and brother, James Cedarstrom.
Christine earned an MBA and worked her way up from a teller at a bank to Vice President, spending thirty years in the industry. She helped build a Phoenix based company from scratch, to a multi-million dollar venture. She was a pioneer in cutting-edge cancer research and was a model of grace, empathy, and sass.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to her daughter’s Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year campaign at CatCantrill.com.