Arladene May Coonfare (Brown)
May 5, 1917 — April 14, 2011
Arladene Coonfare, 93, of Bertram, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2011, at Bertram Town Hall, Bertram. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Private burial at a later date: Campbell Cemetery, Bertram.
Survivors include her children, Susie (Dan) Shulgin of Cedar Rapids, Winnie Alger of Bertram, Betty Hall of Bertram, James (Mickey) Coonfare of Swisher, and Mary (Larry) Coonfare of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, James Brown of Cedar Rapids; and sister-in-law, Angeline Brown of Bertram.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a son, Herbert P. Coonfare; 2 brothers; and 1 sister.
Arladene was born May 5, 1917, in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, the daughter of Gus and Flossie (Johnson) Brown. On January 1, 1938, Arladene was united in marriage to Herbert A. Coonfare in Elkader, Iowa. She enjoyed feeding and watching the birds, and fishing. Family was very important to Arladene. She was a member of Bertram Methodist Church.
Memorials may be directed to Arladene’s family.
Please sign our online guestbook for Arladene at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Survivors include her children, Susie (Dan) Shulgin of Cedar Rapids, Winnie Alger of Bertram, Betty Hall of Bertram, James (Mickey) Coonfare of Swisher, and Mary (Larry) Coonfare of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, James Brown of Cedar Rapids; and sister-in-law, Angeline Brown of Bertram.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a son, Herbert P. Coonfare; 2 brothers; and 1 sister.
Arladene was born May 5, 1917, in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, the daughter of Gus and Flossie (Johnson) Brown. On January 1, 1938, Arladene was united in marriage to Herbert A. Coonfare in Elkader, Iowa. She enjoyed feeding and watching the birds, and fishing. Family was very important to Arladene. She was a member of Bertram Methodist Church.
Memorials may be directed to Arladene’s family.
Please sign our online guestbook for Arladene at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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