Marilda B. Elvidge (Pratt)
September 28, 1913 — September 5, 2010
Marilda B. Elvidge, 96, of Manchester, died September 5, 2010, at Woodland’s Nursing Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home in Manchester, where visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Burial: Burt, Iowa.
Marilda is survived by her three sons and their spouses, Greg (Rose) Elvidge of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ronald (Bonnie) Elvidge Jr., of Kewaunee, Wisconsin, and Stephen (Debra) Elvidge of Platteville, Wisconsin. She has nine grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Zelpha Nester of Arizona; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her husband, Ron; and her parents.
Marilda was born September 28, 1913, the daughter of Francis Lee & Erma (Duckmanton) Pratt, at Burt, Iowa. She graduated from Burt High School in 1930 and continued her education at Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois, where she studied music. Marilda graduated from the University of Iowa, majoring in music and English. After completing her education, she taught school for two years at Runnells, Iowa, then relocated to Altoona, Iowa, where she taught for a year. She then lived and taught in Bancroft, Iowa, until 1942.
On January 11, 1942, Marilda was united in marriage to Ronald Mac Elvidge, Sr., at the Methodist Church in Burt. They lived in Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma until Ron went overseas to serve as a fighter pilot. At that time, Marilda moved back to Burt where she lived until 1945 when Ron came home from the service. In 1956, they then moved to Waterloo, Iowa. In 1948, Ron and Marilda moved to Dundee, Iowa, and began raising their three sons. In 1956, they moved to Colesburg, Iowa, where they resided for many years. Marilda taught school at Greeley and then Maquoketa Valley Schools until 1976 when she retired from 30 years of teaching.
In 1978, Ron died and Marilda moved to Manchester, Iowa, and lived there until 2006. While in Manchester, she was a member of the United Methodist Church where she belonged to the Esther Circle. She also belonged to a quilt-making group called the Calico Capers, the Del-Clay Retired Teachers Association, AARP, and Regional Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary. Marilda participated in several volunteer activities such as assisting with vaccinations for school children, delivering meals to senior citizens, and helping at the Regional Medical Center. Her hobbies included genealogy, playing cards with the Fort Nightly Club, crafts at the Golden Age Center, and traveling to Arizona. She especially enjoyed the time she spent on her patio with her special friend, Dorothy.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials to be made to: Camp Courageous in Monticello, Iowa, or Woodlands of the MethWick Community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Marilda is survived by her three sons and their spouses, Greg (Rose) Elvidge of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ronald (Bonnie) Elvidge Jr., of Kewaunee, Wisconsin, and Stephen (Debra) Elvidge of Platteville, Wisconsin. She has nine grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Zelpha Nester of Arizona; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her husband, Ron; and her parents.
Marilda was born September 28, 1913, the daughter of Francis Lee & Erma (Duckmanton) Pratt, at Burt, Iowa. She graduated from Burt High School in 1930 and continued her education at Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois, where she studied music. Marilda graduated from the University of Iowa, majoring in music and English. After completing her education, she taught school for two years at Runnells, Iowa, then relocated to Altoona, Iowa, where she taught for a year. She then lived and taught in Bancroft, Iowa, until 1942.
On January 11, 1942, Marilda was united in marriage to Ronald Mac Elvidge, Sr., at the Methodist Church in Burt. They lived in Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma until Ron went overseas to serve as a fighter pilot. At that time, Marilda moved back to Burt where she lived until 1945 when Ron came home from the service. In 1956, they then moved to Waterloo, Iowa. In 1948, Ron and Marilda moved to Dundee, Iowa, and began raising their three sons. In 1956, they moved to Colesburg, Iowa, where they resided for many years. Marilda taught school at Greeley and then Maquoketa Valley Schools until 1976 when she retired from 30 years of teaching.
In 1978, Ron died and Marilda moved to Manchester, Iowa, and lived there until 2006. While in Manchester, she was a member of the United Methodist Church where she belonged to the Esther Circle. She also belonged to a quilt-making group called the Calico Capers, the Del-Clay Retired Teachers Association, AARP, and Regional Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary. Marilda participated in several volunteer activities such as assisting with vaccinations for school children, delivering meals to senior citizens, and helping at the Regional Medical Center. Her hobbies included genealogy, playing cards with the Fort Nightly Club, crafts at the Golden Age Center, and traveling to Arizona. She especially enjoyed the time she spent on her patio with her special friend, Dorothy.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials to be made to: Camp Courageous in Monticello, Iowa, or Woodlands of the MethWick Community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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