Obituary of Linda D. Maier

Linda D. Maier, 59, of West Des Moines, died Saturday June 28, 2014. Funeral mass will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 2nd at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Coralville with burial following at St. joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Tuesday at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Memorials can be made to the Linda Maier Memorial Fund. Linda Diane Maier was born September 21, 1954 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City; daughter of John W. and Janice M. (Morford) Maier. She attended Iowa City West High School and worked for several years at Goodwill Inc. in Iowa City. Linda has resided in West Des Moines for more than ten years now. She was a talented embroiderer, quilter and a doll collector and enjoyed her country music. Her family includes her mother, Janice Maier of Iowa City; siblings, Judy Stimmel (Steve) and Bill Maier (Denise) all of Iowa City; niece, Ellen Robinson (Travis) of Grand Junction, CO; nephews, Scott Stimmel and Thomas Maier both of Iowa City and extended family including her aunts, uncles and cousins. She has also enjoyed many years with her dear friend, Brian Leitzman of Des Moines. Linda was preceded in death by her father, John and nephew, Austin Maier.