Marilyn Jean Dudley
December 26, 1933 — April 14, 2022
Marilyn Jean Dudley, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at West Ridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 2 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2022, at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Linwood Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Marilyn was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on December 26, 1933, the daughter of Cornelious and Bertha (Vanderlinde) Druger. She graduated from Marion High School in 1951. Marilyn was united in marriage to LeRoy Dudley on August 28, 1953, in Marion, Iowa. Prior to her retirement, Marilyn worked in packaging at Quaker Oats. One of Marilyn’s passions was crocheting afghans and sharing them with friends and family. She will be dearly missed.
Survivors include her children, David (Mary) Dudley, Deborah (Robert) Allen, and Daniel Dudley; grandchildren, Annette, Angela, Becky, Jamie, Dawn, Amy, Sarah, Bryan, Annalynn and Derrek; and many great and great-great-grandchildren.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy Dudley; parents, Cornelious and Bertha Druger; son, Donald; grandson, Rick Dudley; great-grandson, Brandon Carnes; and brothers, Bud, and Raymond Druger.
Marilyn was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on December 26, 1933, the daughter of Cornelious and Bertha (Vanderlinde) Druger. She graduated from Marion High School in 1951. Marilyn was united in marriage to LeRoy Dudley on August 28, 1953, in Marion, Iowa. Prior to her retirement, Marilyn worked in packaging at Quaker Oats. One of Marilyn’s passions was crocheting afghans and sharing them with friends and family. She will be dearly missed.
Survivors include her children, David (Mary) Dudley, Deborah (Robert) Allen, and Daniel Dudley; grandchildren, Annette, Angela, Becky, Jamie, Dawn, Amy, Sarah, Bryan, Annalynn and Derrek; and many great and great-great-grandchildren.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy Dudley; parents, Cornelious and Bertha Druger; son, Donald; grandson, Rick Dudley; great-grandson, Brandon Carnes; and brothers, Bud, and Raymond Druger.
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