Jolene Rae Baldridge, 54, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, at Odyssey Hospice Center in Tucson following a brief illness. Memorial Funeral Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, by the Rev. Chris Podhajsky. Inurnment will be at a later date. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, there will be a gathering at the Cedar Memorial Family Center. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include her father, Joseph Baldridge of Cedar Rapids; her life partner, Jim Bell of Tucson; two brothers, Dennis Baldridge (Kay) of Iowa City and David Baldridge (Bev) of Lexington, Ky.; two sisters, Dianne Bobey and Sheri Kearney, both of Cedar Rapids; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her mother Anna; and a great-nephew, Jacob Blue Osborn.

Jolene was born July 13, 1953, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Mae Baldridge.