Belated Joint Memorial Service & Celebration of Life

Name: Belated Joint Memorial Service & Celebration of Life
Start: 2026-05-16T11:00:00-05:00
Location: First Congregational-UCC Cedar Rapids

Schedule

Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 11:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

First Congregational-UCC Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids, IA

Please join us for a very belated memorial service / celebration of life for my parents, Paul A. Smith and Margaret McCluggage Smith.
The Rev. Rose Taul, who served Central Park Presbyterian while my parents were active there, will be coming back to town to join 1st Congregational UCC's Rev. Melanie van Weelden in presenting the service.
Light refreshments, memorial displays and conversation celebrating their lives to follow, at the same location.
SAVE THE DATE, share with others who knew one or both of them, and stay tuned for more details.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Time listed is approximate, firm time TBD.
As a reminder:
Dad / Paul passed March 9, 2020, a week before COVID lock-down.
See his obituary with many photos added at: DrPaulSmithCelebrationOfLife.net
Mom / Margaret passed June 26 of last year after living graciously through 11 1/2 years of progressive Lewy Body Dementia. See her obituary at: CedarMemorial.com/Obituary/2025/Jun/Margaret-S-Smith/
(I'm also working on getting it added to another tab on "Dad's" website above, now that I have remembered how to log in to edit that...)
Anticipated FAQ:
IS THERE AN ELEVATOR THERE?
Yes, to the right of the main entrance (with all of its stairs). Follow the sidewalk through the rose garden to the accessible entrance.
WILL IT BE LIVE STREAMED?
UPDATE: Video recording later saved to You Tube, probably.
Live stream probably not, as it would be available to view live only by members of the church’s private Facebook Group.
WILL THERE BE ANOTHER SERVICE IN FORT COLLINS?
We had hoped to have a similar service in Fort Collins, CO, later this summer, but sadly, at the moment, that is looking less likely. Will post an additional event for that and link it here if a CO reprise does become possible.