Evelyn L. Ziesemer
August 16, 1920 — October 16, 2004
Evelyn L. Ziesemer, 84, of 2995 16th Ave., Marion, died Saturday, October 16, 2004, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a long illness. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Del Bear. Burial will be at a later date. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to service time Tuesday.
Survivors include her husband, Charles; her children, Allan (Karla) Ziesemer of Omaha, Nebraska, and Diana Hinton of Marion; and three grandsons, Chris and Matt Hinton and James Ziesemer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Olaf, Swaine, Kenneth and Robert Jensen; and two sisters, Helen and Ida.
Evelyn was born on August 16, 1920, the daughter of Martin and Emma Peterson Jensen in West Branch, Iowa. On September 2, 1949, she was united in marriage to Charles Ziesemer in Chicago. Evelyn had worked in the cafeteria at Linn-Mar High School. She was baptized and confirmed under the Lutheran faith.
Evelyn was an avid traveler to the West Coast to visit family and friends. She enjoyed playing cards and gardening.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association, Linn County Chapter, 3741 Center Point Road NE, Cedar Rapids IA 52402, or Mercy Hospital Foundation for the Oncology Department, 701-10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids IA 52403, in Evelyn?s memory.
Survivors include her husband, Charles; her children, Allan (Karla) Ziesemer of Omaha, Nebraska, and Diana Hinton of Marion; and three grandsons, Chris and Matt Hinton and James Ziesemer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Olaf, Swaine, Kenneth and Robert Jensen; and two sisters, Helen and Ida.
Evelyn was born on August 16, 1920, the daughter of Martin and Emma Peterson Jensen in West Branch, Iowa. On September 2, 1949, she was united in marriage to Charles Ziesemer in Chicago. Evelyn had worked in the cafeteria at Linn-Mar High School. She was baptized and confirmed under the Lutheran faith.
Evelyn was an avid traveler to the West Coast to visit family and friends. She enjoyed playing cards and gardening.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association, Linn County Chapter, 3741 Center Point Road NE, Cedar Rapids IA 52402, or Mercy Hospital Foundation for the Oncology Department, 701-10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids IA 52403, in Evelyn?s memory.
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