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Linda R. Kaplan
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Linda R. Kaplan

Age: 72

City: Garwin

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Linda R. Kaplan

Linda R. Kaplan

Garwin

Linda R. Kaplan, 72, of Garwin, passed away, Monday, December 23, 2024, at UnityPoint Health – Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1-4 PM, Sunday, January 5, 2025, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with a Service honoring Linda at 2:00 PM. Inurnment will take place in the Spring of 2025 in Calamus, Iowa.

Linda was born on March 2, 1952, in Clinton, IA, the daughter of Delmar and Marcella (Staggs) Husen. She grew up on a farm in rural Calamus. Linda graduated from Calamus High School in 1970 and completed her training as a Registered Nurse at the Lutheran Hospital School for Nurses in Moline, IL. Her nursing career began at the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa. Linda’s career continued in Marshalltown and later the Meskwaki Settlement School on the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama, IA. She was united in marriage to Barry Kaplan on August 7, 1987, in Marshalltown, IA, spending thirty-seven special years as husband and wife. Linda enjoyed nature and liked to read in her spare time. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband, Barry of Garwin; children, Scott (Randi) Jones of Marshalltown, Nicole Kaplan of Marshalltown, Paige (Aaron) Strawn of Pleasant Hill, Ethan (Melinda) Kaplan of Hutchison, KS, and Peri (Adam) Montufar of West Des Moines; grandchildren, Preston, Brooklyn, Piper, and Tatum Jones, Sam Bruce, Deacon Strawn, Maya and Remy Montufar, and Maggie Kaplan; her mother, Marcella Husen of Cedar Rapids; sisters, Sandy (Curt) Faith of Davenport and Denise (Tim) Winter of Cedar Rapids; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her father, Delmar Husen; maternal grandparents, Arlene and Keith Staggs; and paternal grandparents, Viola and Walter Husen.

Memorials may be directed to the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242.

Online condolences are welcome at www.cedarmemorial.com or www.mitchellfh.com under obituaries.

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