Arlene M. Svoboda
February 26, 1926 — February 26, 2015
Arlene “Susie” M. Svoboda, 89, a resident of Village Ridge, Marion, died Thursday, February 26, 2015, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Funeral Service: 3:00 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. The family will greet friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home in Monday. Private Family Graveside: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.
Survivors include her children, William Hutchins of TX, George (Linda) Svoboda of Marion, Patricia Hutchins Fletcher of CA, Joe (Donnette) Hutchins of Marion, Joseph (Jackie) Svoboda of GA, Debbie (Tim) O’Brien of Cedar Rapids, and David (Teri) Svoboda of TX; daughter-in-law, Dominique Hutchins of Marion; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild; and siblings, Robert (Jean) Pflughaupt of Marion, Janice (Bill) Hotle of Coggon, and Mary (Leon) Lacock of Troy Mills.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George “Bud”; son, James; and sister, Dorothy.
Arlene was born February 26, 1926, in Robins, the daughter of Milton and Bernice (Musser) Pflughaupt. She graduated from Marion High School and married George Svoboda on February 13, 1960, in Missouri. Arlene was a secretary at Collins Radio until her retirement. She enjoyed reading, playing solitaire, quilting, sewing, and crocheting. Arlene loved cardinals and was a lifelong Packers fan. She volunteered for many years at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, William Hutchins of TX, George (Linda) Svoboda of Marion, Patricia Hutchins Fletcher of CA, Joe (Donnette) Hutchins of Marion, Joseph (Jackie) Svoboda of GA, Debbie (Tim) O’Brien of Cedar Rapids, and David (Teri) Svoboda of TX; daughter-in-law, Dominique Hutchins of Marion; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild; and siblings, Robert (Jean) Pflughaupt of Marion, Janice (Bill) Hotle of Coggon, and Mary (Leon) Lacock of Troy Mills.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George “Bud”; son, James; and sister, Dorothy.
Arlene was born February 26, 1926, in Robins, the daughter of Milton and Bernice (Musser) Pflughaupt. She graduated from Marion High School and married George Svoboda on February 13, 1960, in Missouri. Arlene was a secretary at Collins Radio until her retirement. She enjoyed reading, playing solitaire, quilting, sewing, and crocheting. Arlene loved cardinals and was a lifelong Packers fan. She volunteered for many years at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids.
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