Lee Monson

Lee Monson, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, October 16, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services were held Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at Stonebridge Church, Cedar Rapids, conducted by the Rev. Randy Scheil and the Rev. Robin Tyner. Burial was in Spring Grove Cemetery, Covington, Iowa.

Lee was born on Oct. 17, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, daughter of William and Janet (Tyler) Reilly. She married Richard Monson on Oct. 2, 1993, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Lee worked at Goss and DW Products. She loved taking care of her grandchildren, furniture restoration, ceramics, sewing, crafts, wedding designing, canning, preparing food, gardening, collecting dolls and her dogs.

Survivors include her husband, Richard of Cedar Rapids; sons, Brian (Jamie) Cruise of Atkins, Iowa, Bill (Lisa Patterson) Cruise and Jim (Julie) Cruise, all of Cedar Rapids; grandson, Brandon Monson; step-children, Karen Monson of Oelwein, John Monson, Scott Monson, Tim Monson and Ray Monson, all of Clear Lake; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and siblings, Janet Cerney of Texas, Tom (Sally) Reilly of Shueyville, Iowa, and Jim (Sandy) Reilly.

   She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, John Reilly, Robert Reilly and Ken Reilly.

Murdoch Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, was in charge of arrangements. Memories of Lee can be shared at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.