Dorothy J. Ironside (Bretz)
December 23, 1927 — November 25, 2012
Dorothy J. Ironside, 84, a resident of Summit Pointe, Marion, formerly of Coggon, died Sunday, November 25, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Coggon. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, with a scripture service beginning at 3:30 p.m. Inurnment: Thursday at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Coggon.
Survivors include her children, Pamela Ironside of Waterloo, Rick (Carla) Ironside of Marion, and Jay (Pamela) Ironside of Prairie Du Sac, WI; four grandchildren, Andrew, Emily, Connor, and Colton Ironside.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jim; and her brother, Robert Bretz.
Dorothy was born December 23, 1927, in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Viola (Takes) Bretz. She graduated from Coggon High School with the Class of 1945. Dorothy married Edward “Jim” Ironside on January 26, 1949, in Cedar Rapids. After working for several years at a beauty shop, she went on to become the Food Director at North Linn Schools for 23 years. Dorothy was a member at St. John’s Catholic Church, Coggon and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post #362 of Coggon.
Survivors include her children, Pamela Ironside of Waterloo, Rick (Carla) Ironside of Marion, and Jay (Pamela) Ironside of Prairie Du Sac, WI; four grandchildren, Andrew, Emily, Connor, and Colton Ironside.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jim; and her brother, Robert Bretz.
Dorothy was born December 23, 1927, in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Viola (Takes) Bretz. She graduated from Coggon High School with the Class of 1945. Dorothy married Edward “Jim” Ironside on January 26, 1949, in Cedar Rapids. After working for several years at a beauty shop, she went on to become the Food Director at North Linn Schools for 23 years. Dorothy was a member at St. John’s Catholic Church, Coggon and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post #362 of Coggon.
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