Sandra Burnside

Sandra Avis Burnside,

76, of Cedar Rapids, died

peacefully on Sunday,

January 9, 2022 after a

two-year battle with canc-

er, at the Dennis and Don-

na Oldorf Hospice House

of Mercy. Sandy is sur-

vived by her two

daughters Melenie Burn-

side Krider of Yorkville,

IL and Kathryn (Bob)

McIlvanie of Cedar Ra-

pids, IA; five grand-

daughters, Madison Krid-

er, Michaela Krider, and

Maggie Krider all of York-

ville, IL, Gabrielle (Ben)

McIlvanie of Iowa City,

IA, and Lilliana McIlvanie

of Cedar Rapids, IA; one

grandson Quinn (Lauren)

McIlvanie of Fort Collins,

CO; one sister Beverly

(David) Schepp of Man-

dan, ND; one brother

Leslie (Joanne) King of

Minot, ND; sisters-in-law

Pat (Lee) Amstutz, Karen

Burnside, and Kim

McDowell all of Indiana;

brother-in-law David

(Sheila) Burnside of India-

na; 10 nieces and

nephews; 15 great-nieces

and great-nephews; 3

great-great nieces; and

one great-great nephew.

Sandy’s beloved husband

Vaughn, her mother and

father, mother in-law and

father-in law,

brother-in-law Earl

McDowell, nephew Adam

McDowell, and niece

Heather McDowell pre-

ceded her in death. Sandy

writes: Sandra Avis Burn-

side was born in Minot,

ND on September 12,

1945 to Walter and Avis

King. I loved my Lord, my

family, my church, and

life itself. On February 24,

1968 she married the love

of her life Vaughn Burn-

side in Chesterton, IN.

They had two daughters

Melenie and Kathryn.

After the girls moved out

of the house, Sandy and

Vaughn danced in the liv-

ing room and read about a

million books in retire-

ment, always enjoying

each other’s company (al-

most always!). They

laughed a lot and traveled

with friends, family, and

together as a couple.

Grandchildren were

played with, loved, and

spoiled. Her hobbies were

sewing, cooking, making

pies, gardening, and read-

ing, reading, reading. San-

dy wanted to include –

this was written by San-

dy, she always wanted to

be in charge! A memorial

service will be held in the

spring or summer of 2022.

A memorial fund has

been established in San-

dy’s memory.