Catherine "CB" Jennings, 77 of Cedar Rapids , died Friday, August 27 at Mercy Medical Center . Celebration of Life Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 1 ^st at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids , located at 2121 Bowling Street SW , with burial to follow in Linn Grove Cemetery near Springville. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids .

Catherine was born October 24, 1932, in rural Mt. Vernon , the daughter of Frank and Nellie (Lentz) Richardson. She loved to cook, was known to her friends as "The Soap Opera Queen". She cherished time spent with friends and family.

Catherine is survived by her children; Connie Michel of Cedar Rapids, Jack Jennings (Rick Windham) of Austin, Texas, Kay Jennings of Cedar Rapids, Kevin (Deb) Jennings of Lake Moor, Illinois and Denise Jennings of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren Nathan (Michelle) Hines, Damon (Alicia) Hines, Dana Hines, Carly, Jenna and Paige Jennings, Kelly Jennings, Kaelyn Jennings (Amanda Gardiner), Travis Jennings, Orlando Jennings (Demetrius DuFauchard); thirteen great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter in January 2011; two brothers Willis Richardson and Herbert Richardson both of Cedar Rapids; a sister Wilma Frantz of Anamosa; special friends James Payton and former son in law Denny Michel; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and her Hawthorne Hills family.

Catherine is preceded in death by her son Keith Bosteder, a brother Dale Richardson, a sister Marie Brown, as well as her parents.

Memorials may be directed to family at 1970 Covington Road , Palo , Iowa 52324 .

The family would like to send a special thank you to Dr. Boddicker and staff at Mercy Medical Center and Chaplain Dan for their special care of CB.