Edie West (Christianson)
August 14, 1914 — May 5, 2011
Edie West, 96, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, Iowa, formerly of Marion and Robins, died there Thursday, May 5, 2011. Services: 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Grant Hagen. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Tuesday. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton, Iowa.
Survivors include many nieces and nephews.
Edie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Garth; two brothers, Kenneth and Ben Christianson; and one sister, Grace Rommann.
Born August 14, 1914, in Norway, Iowa, Edie was the daughter of Ben and Ida (Swenningson) Christianson. On September 1, 1945, she was united in marriage to Garth M. West in Portland, Indiana. He died November 27, 1984.
For 30 years she worked for Danish Maid Bakery.
Edie was a member of the Robins Homemakers Club for 40 years.
Memorials may be made in Edie’s memory to Hospice of Mercy, 315 18th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403.
Survivors include many nieces and nephews.
Edie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Garth; two brothers, Kenneth and Ben Christianson; and one sister, Grace Rommann.
Born August 14, 1914, in Norway, Iowa, Edie was the daughter of Ben and Ida (Swenningson) Christianson. On September 1, 1945, she was united in marriage to Garth M. West in Portland, Indiana. He died November 27, 1984.
For 30 years she worked for Danish Maid Bakery.
Edie was a member of the Robins Homemakers Club for 40 years.
Memorials may be made in Edie’s memory to Hospice of Mercy, 315 18th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403.
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