Martina Thompson

Mary Martina (McGuire) Thompson, 82, of Cedar Rapids, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 14, 2015, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. David Beckman. Visitation: 4-6 p.m. on Sunday at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, with a rosary at 5:30 p.m. Private family burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Ryan, Iowa. Casual dress is suggested at her funeral mass. Survivors include her daughters, Tracy (Dan) Gale, Lora (Darrin) Williams, and Mary (Yahya) Aossey; brother, John P. (Pat) McGuire; five grandchildren, Lonnie (Angie) Klein, Joe (Vanessa) Klein, Cassem Aossey, Laith Aossey, and Ben Williams; four great grandchildren, Matt, Grace, Lauren, and Hannah. Martina was born May 1, 1933, in Ryan, Iowa, the daughter of John and Jenneth (Buckingham) McGuire. On November 10, 1956, she married Richard C. Thompson in Ryan. In her younger days before she was married, she worked for Stamats and was named Wilson's Pork Queen and Iowa Manufacturing Queen where she also worked. Martina owned Marty's Cake Service for over 26 years. Her family and friends will miss her wisdom, fortitude, quick sense of humor, her humility, and her selfless nature. She will be remembered for her many creative talents, including sewing outfits for stillborns and crocheting blankets and hats for newborns with Mercy Auxiliary. Martina also taught cake decorating at Kirkwood and made many cakes for the Marine Ball. Martina was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard; son, Phillip; brother, Thomas William McGuire; and sister, Kathleen Ruemmele. Memorial are suggested to St. Matthew Catholic Church.