Denise C. Needham
November 3, 1928 — July 3, 2015
Denise C. Needham, 86, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, with a vigil service beginning at 4:00 p.m. Inurnment will be at a later date at Elmwood Cemetery, Lyons, New York.
Survivors include her children, Robert (Tana) Needham of Greenville, Wisconsin; Patrick (Theresa) Needham of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, Laurie (Michael) Mitchell of Marion, Iowa, and Donald (Patricia) Needham of Volcano, Hawaii; grandchildren, Thomas (Chelsie) Needham, Kami (Emeka) Mordi, Kelsey Needham, Alexander and Nicholas Needham, Tricia (Casey) Kent, Kelly Mitchell (Scott Sturm), Chris (Valerie) Needham, Julie (Andrew) Nelson, and Jessica Needham; five great-grandchildren; sister, Faith (Adolph) Bassenello of Akron, New York; and brother, Dr. Thomas Caulfield of Lake Chautauqua, New York.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and son, Thomas W. Needham.
Denise was born November 3, 1928, in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Thomas and Lillian (Coyle) Caulfield. On November 15, 1952, she married William R. Needham in Buffalo, New York. Denise worked as an administrative secretary for Iowa Electric Company until she retired in 1996. She was a member at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, the Christian Women’s Club, Women’s Connection Group, and the Golden Warblers. Denise loved the Buffalo Bills, watching Dancing with the Stars, swimming, theater, and traveling. Her family was the most important thing to her.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice House of Mercy or St. Joseph Catholic Church in Denise’s memory.
Survivors include her children, Robert (Tana) Needham of Greenville, Wisconsin; Patrick (Theresa) Needham of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, Laurie (Michael) Mitchell of Marion, Iowa, and Donald (Patricia) Needham of Volcano, Hawaii; grandchildren, Thomas (Chelsie) Needham, Kami (Emeka) Mordi, Kelsey Needham, Alexander and Nicholas Needham, Tricia (Casey) Kent, Kelly Mitchell (Scott Sturm), Chris (Valerie) Needham, Julie (Andrew) Nelson, and Jessica Needham; five great-grandchildren; sister, Faith (Adolph) Bassenello of Akron, New York; and brother, Dr. Thomas Caulfield of Lake Chautauqua, New York.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and son, Thomas W. Needham.
Denise was born November 3, 1928, in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Thomas and Lillian (Coyle) Caulfield. On November 15, 1952, she married William R. Needham in Buffalo, New York. Denise worked as an administrative secretary for Iowa Electric Company until she retired in 1996. She was a member at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, the Christian Women’s Club, Women’s Connection Group, and the Golden Warblers. Denise loved the Buffalo Bills, watching Dancing with the Stars, swimming, theater, and traveling. Her family was the most important thing to her.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice House of Mercy or St. Joseph Catholic Church in Denise’s memory.
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