Memorial
Daphne “Rae” Gillen, 81, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Meadowview Memory Care Village in Cedar Rapids. Visitation: Friday, February 16 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Services will be held on Saturday, at 3:00 PM at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rae was born on May 11, 1936 to Norman and Lois Hibbard Handy in Sacramento, California. She was united in marriage to Ronald “Jerry” Gillen on October 22, 1955 in Concord, California. He passed away in 2012.
She worked at Mercy Medical Center and the Cedar Rapids Police Department for many years. Rae enjoyed spending time with friends and family, playing Bingo, crocheting, gambling, and working on puzzles. Her favorite past time was watching Animal Planet with her dog, Lola.
Rae is survived by her children, Donna (Gam) Rivers of Denver and Mike (Sue) Gillen of Cedar Rapids; 8 grandchildren, Brad (Jen), Maegen (Jason), Jennifer (Dallas), Stephanie (Mike), Michelle, Beau (Sara), Haley (Cody) and Alyssa; and 10 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a son, Tommy; and brother, Norman, Jr.
Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association:
https://act.alz.org/site/Donation