Marjorie Ellen Niemeyer (Milton)
January 29, 1908 — April 13, 2007
Marjorie Ellen Niemeyer, 99, of West Ridge Care Center, Cedar Rapids, died, Friday, April 13, 2007, at St. Luke?s Hospital, following a short illness. Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Lunning Chapel, Burlington, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2007, at Lunning Chapel, Burlington. Burial: Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington. Local arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her son, Larry Charles Niemeyer and wife Gwen of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren, Nancee Virginia Waterbury, husband Ryan and their son Mason, Noreen Marjorie Thurston, husband Chip and their son Charlie, Nicholas Harvey Niemeyer and Natalie Emma Niemeyer; and a brother, Herman (Dorothy) Milton of Burlington.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harvey; and a sister, Elma Schrader.
Marjorie was born January 29, 1908, the daughter of Charles and Alice (Jacobson) Milton, in Burlington, Iowa. A graduate from Burlington High School, she met her husband, Harvey, in Junior High School in Burlington. The two were married in 1931. Harvey worked for the railroad and the family resided in many places. They lived in Burlington, Ottumwa, Adel, Chicago, Kansas City, Missouri, Hannibal, Missouri, St Joseph, Missouri and Beardstown, Illinois. He died December 18, 1980 in Adel, Iowa. Marjorie was a member of the Methodist Church, Eastern Star, Women of the Moose Chapter 587 in Burlington and the Hospital Auxillary in Hannibal, Missouri. A very social person, she liked to travel, work in her yard, play cards, knit afghans, enjoyed watching Cub games and most of all following her son?s athletic teams, especially Jefferson Softball. Marjorie was a good wife, mother and grandmother.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Marjorie.
Survivors include her son, Larry Charles Niemeyer and wife Gwen of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren, Nancee Virginia Waterbury, husband Ryan and their son Mason, Noreen Marjorie Thurston, husband Chip and their son Charlie, Nicholas Harvey Niemeyer and Natalie Emma Niemeyer; and a brother, Herman (Dorothy) Milton of Burlington.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harvey; and a sister, Elma Schrader.
Marjorie was born January 29, 1908, the daughter of Charles and Alice (Jacobson) Milton, in Burlington, Iowa. A graduate from Burlington High School, she met her husband, Harvey, in Junior High School in Burlington. The two were married in 1931. Harvey worked for the railroad and the family resided in many places. They lived in Burlington, Ottumwa, Adel, Chicago, Kansas City, Missouri, Hannibal, Missouri, St Joseph, Missouri and Beardstown, Illinois. He died December 18, 1980 in Adel, Iowa. Marjorie was a member of the Methodist Church, Eastern Star, Women of the Moose Chapter 587 in Burlington and the Hospital Auxillary in Hannibal, Missouri. A very social person, she liked to travel, work in her yard, play cards, knit afghans, enjoyed watching Cub games and most of all following her son?s athletic teams, especially Jefferson Softball. Marjorie was a good wife, mother and grandmother.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Marjorie.
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