Mary Althea Church (Gillis)
November 1, 1924 — December 24, 2007
Mary A. Church, 83, of rural Elk Point, South Dakota, formerly of Linn County, died Monday, December 24, 2007, in Elk Point, following a stroke. Services: 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2007, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Chaplain Kim Vogel. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 27, at the funeral home. Burial: Roger’s Grove Cemetery, Ely, Iowa.
Surviving are Ginny Brown of Elk Point, South Dakota, Peggy Stokes of Iowa City; Steve Mason of Las Vegas and Brad Mason of Cedar Rapids; 29 grandchildren; two brothers; and ex-husband, John W. Church of Belle Plaine.
Preceded in death by her parents; son, Craig Mason; husband, Kern Leser; two grandsons; two brothers; and two sisters.
Mary was a life time member of the American Legion Auxiliary San Quentin Post #555, Ely, Iowa, and memorials may be directed to any Legion program or Hospice of Siouxland, 4300 Hamilton Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa 51104.
Surviving are Ginny Brown of Elk Point, South Dakota, Peggy Stokes of Iowa City; Steve Mason of Las Vegas and Brad Mason of Cedar Rapids; 29 grandchildren; two brothers; and ex-husband, John W. Church of Belle Plaine.
Preceded in death by her parents; son, Craig Mason; husband, Kern Leser; two grandsons; two brothers; and two sisters.
Mary was a life time member of the American Legion Auxiliary San Quentin Post #555, Ely, Iowa, and memorials may be directed to any Legion program or Hospice of Siouxland, 4300 Hamilton Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa 51104.
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