Glenice Irene Goyette
October 29, 1943 — December 27, 2014
Glenice Irene Goyette, 71, from Norway formerly Cedar Rapids, joined the angels in heaven, Saturday, December 27, 2014 after fighting a courageous battle with leukemia. She fought long and hard to beat this disease. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Memorial Service: 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. The family will greet friends from 3:30-6:00 p.m. following the service at the funeral home. Private Family Inurnment: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion.
Glenice will be dearly missed by her children, Rick Turner of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Robert (Jimmy) Wiley and Sherry Bautista of Southern California; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; her sisters Winnie Warren and Juanita Pretz; her companion Doug Schinker; best friend Melissa Madison; friend Eleanor Burke and her many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded by her parents Robert and Ella (Eaton) Steenbergen; brothers Wayne and Bobbie, loving sister Bernice; and her beloved puppies Houston and Gizzy.
Glenice was born on October 29, 1943, the 4th daughter of Robert & Ella in Waterloo. She was employed at Amana and Quaker Oats, but her passion was working at The ARC of Eastern Iowa and Options where she cared for children with special needs. The children would brighten up when she came to visit and she welcomed their hugs and enjoyed spending time with each of them. She had a caring and compassionate spirit that was clearly visible by those around her.
She loved animals, whether that was the birds and hummingbirds in her gardens; her and her children’s puppies; and the dears and bunnies that roamed free among the fields. She enjoyed expressing her love through her ceramics and shared her beautiful creation with her family and friends. She enjoyed traveling, trips to see her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren in Colorado and California; trips to South Dakota, Mt Rushmore to see the development of Crazy Horse; and spending time nurturing her flowers in her garden.
Glenice journeyed through life and left her footprints where ever she ventured. Footprints of kindness and love; courage and compassion; humor and inspiration; and above all joy and faith in angels. Although she has left us for a time, we can still look back and clearly see the bright trail of her footprints, in our lives, that she left behind.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family in memory of Glenice.
Memorial Service: 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. The family will greet friends from 3:30-6:00 p.m. following the service at the funeral home. Private Family Inurnment: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion.
Glenice will be dearly missed by her children, Rick Turner of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Robert (Jimmy) Wiley and Sherry Bautista of Southern California; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; her sisters Winnie Warren and Juanita Pretz; her companion Doug Schinker; best friend Melissa Madison; friend Eleanor Burke and her many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded by her parents Robert and Ella (Eaton) Steenbergen; brothers Wayne and Bobbie, loving sister Bernice; and her beloved puppies Houston and Gizzy.
Glenice was born on October 29, 1943, the 4th daughter of Robert & Ella in Waterloo. She was employed at Amana and Quaker Oats, but her passion was working at The ARC of Eastern Iowa and Options where she cared for children with special needs. The children would brighten up when she came to visit and she welcomed their hugs and enjoyed spending time with each of them. She had a caring and compassionate spirit that was clearly visible by those around her.
She loved animals, whether that was the birds and hummingbirds in her gardens; her and her children’s puppies; and the dears and bunnies that roamed free among the fields. She enjoyed expressing her love through her ceramics and shared her beautiful creation with her family and friends. She enjoyed traveling, trips to see her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren in Colorado and California; trips to South Dakota, Mt Rushmore to see the development of Crazy Horse; and spending time nurturing her flowers in her garden.
Glenice journeyed through life and left her footprints where ever she ventured. Footprints of kindness and love; courage and compassion; humor and inspiration; and above all joy and faith in angels. Although she has left us for a time, we can still look back and clearly see the bright trail of her footprints, in our lives, that she left behind.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family in memory of Glenice.
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