Leonore Mae Bruce Carpenter, 70, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday evening, September 25, 2012 at her home.

Services: 2:00 P.M. Monday at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East, 1228 2nd Street S.E., by Pastor Mike Townsley, Clover Ridge United Methodist Church, Walford. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 6 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home.

Leonore is survived by 3 children, Donald R. (Lori Barnett) Bruce, Rose (Bruce) Gordon and husband Kenny and Cindy L. (Carpenter) Rupe and husband Randy, all of Cedar Rapids; 2 sisters, Ethel Pearson and husband Doug, Texas City, Texas and Virginia Smith, Houston, Texas; nine grandchildren, Justin Bruce, Nathan McBurney, Melissa (Brad) McNeese, Donald J. Bruce, James Carpenter, Ashley Barr, Aana Barr, Rodney Dennis and Sean Wilcox; 13 great-grandchildren; close family and friends, Dale (Chris) McBurney, Steve (Patti) Etheredge, Charles Lane II, Dennis Thomas, Harold (Lynn) Bruce, Nancy Randall, Shirley Shriver, Mickey Daniel, Deb Washburn and Robert and Gidget Soukup.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Donald L. Bruce and Howard E. Carpenter, daughter, Laura Mae (Bruce) Etheredge, sister, Madonna Michalek and brother, Robert Randall.

Leonore was born November 8, 1941 in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Roy H. and Bernice (Stribbling) Randall. She was a lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids. Leonore had been employed as a housekeeper at Mercy Medical Center for 16 years before retiring in 1996.

Memorial contributions may be given to The Anna Purna Ghosh Foundation, P.O. Box 1248, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.papich-kubafs.com under "obituaries".