Enid Elizabeth Wright (Wahe)
January 27, 1917 — October 9, 2010
Enid Elizabeth Wright, 93, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, October 9, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Services: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 14, 2010, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Jim Langley. The family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m., Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Survivors include her children, Gary (Joan) Wright of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, Pastor Dennis (Winnie) Wright of East Bethel, Minnesota, Michael (Sara) Wright of Cedar Rapids, Randy (Fatima) Wright of San Diego, California, BethAnn (Doug) McBride of Washington, Iowa; 13 grandchildren, Brian (Jen), Darren (Jennifer), Alycia (Greg), Travis, Kathryn (Matt), Brandon, Peter, Margaret, Andrea (Everett), Russell (Jennifer), Sahada (Elijah), Timothy and Rebecca; 16 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Clydeline Wahe; many loving nieces and nephews, and her life-long friend, Virginia Byrne.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and all 6 of her siblings, Mildred Krumm, Viola Cramer, Leland Wahe, Delores Wahe, Mardine Sorenson, and Harold Wahe.
Enid was born January 27, 1917, the daughter of Ernest and Julia (Cox) Wahe, in Adair, Iowa. She graduated from Adair High School in 1934 and after high school became a licensed beautician. Enid married Robert A. Wright on March 2, 1941, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. He died July 2, 1995. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids, King’s Daughters, and several bowling leagues. Enid enjoyed playing cards, playing the piano and the organ, singing, shopping, going to concerts and doing word searches. Enid adored her family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, or the American Cancer Society in Enid’s memory.
Survivors include her children, Gary (Joan) Wright of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, Pastor Dennis (Winnie) Wright of East Bethel, Minnesota, Michael (Sara) Wright of Cedar Rapids, Randy (Fatima) Wright of San Diego, California, BethAnn (Doug) McBride of Washington, Iowa; 13 grandchildren, Brian (Jen), Darren (Jennifer), Alycia (Greg), Travis, Kathryn (Matt), Brandon, Peter, Margaret, Andrea (Everett), Russell (Jennifer), Sahada (Elijah), Timothy and Rebecca; 16 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Clydeline Wahe; many loving nieces and nephews, and her life-long friend, Virginia Byrne.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and all 6 of her siblings, Mildred Krumm, Viola Cramer, Leland Wahe, Delores Wahe, Mardine Sorenson, and Harold Wahe.
Enid was born January 27, 1917, the daughter of Ernest and Julia (Cox) Wahe, in Adair, Iowa. She graduated from Adair High School in 1934 and after high school became a licensed beautician. Enid married Robert A. Wright on March 2, 1941, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. He died July 2, 1995. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids, King’s Daughters, and several bowling leagues. Enid enjoyed playing cards, playing the piano and the organ, singing, shopping, going to concerts and doing word searches. Enid adored her family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, or the American Cancer Society in Enid’s memory.
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