Elgie W. Garthwaite
April 22, 1950 — August 20, 2012
Elgie W. Garthwaite, 62, of Marion, died Monday, August 20, 2012, at home. Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 25, 2012, at First Presbyterian Church in Marion by Rev. Howard Chapman. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; three daughters, Jennifer (Mike) McLoud of Cedar Rapids, Amy Grizzell of Marion and Amber Garthwaite of Marion; seven grandchildren; two brothers, Duane (Linda) Garthwaite and Gary (Betty) Garthwaite, of Marion; a sister, Mary Weber (Vern Lahr) of Marion; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Elgie was born April 22, 1950, the son of Elgie C. and Agnes (Bremer) Garthwaite in Prairie DuChein, Wisconsin. He graduated from Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Wisconsin in 1968. On February 6, 1993, he married Mary Pepper. Elgie worked as a machinist at P&H and Goss. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing, and woodworking.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in memory of Elgie.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; three daughters, Jennifer (Mike) McLoud of Cedar Rapids, Amy Grizzell of Marion and Amber Garthwaite of Marion; seven grandchildren; two brothers, Duane (Linda) Garthwaite and Gary (Betty) Garthwaite, of Marion; a sister, Mary Weber (Vern Lahr) of Marion; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Elgie was born April 22, 1950, the son of Elgie C. and Agnes (Bremer) Garthwaite in Prairie DuChein, Wisconsin. He graduated from Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Wisconsin in 1968. On February 6, 1993, he married Mary Pepper. Elgie worked as a machinist at P&H and Goss. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing, and woodworking.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in memory of Elgie.
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