Age 95, passed away March 9, 2022, in Grand Terrace, California, with her family by her side. She was born October 7, 1926, in Lansing, Michigan, to Eber and Vesta Keeney. She was a member of Lansing Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Cereda was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Chester; her daughter, Marilyn Reasner; and her son-in-law, Charles Reasner, II. Surviving are: daughter, Lillian (Robert) Johnston; grandchildren, Cynthia (Alvin) Widitora, Charles (Nha) Reasner III, Lindsey (Kirk) Anderson, and Brian Johnston, and four great-grandchildren.
Cereda loved cats! She wrote many letters of encouragement to shut-in church members, students, and had many pen-pals. In her younger years she was very active as a deaconess, planning many church dinners. She was able to spend her last Christmas with her children, grand-children, and great-grand-children. She passed peacefully in her sleep on March 9, 2022.
Private interment has taken place next to her husband, Chester McConnell, in Hurd Cemetery in DeWitt Township, Michigan.
