Melba Sue Raisbeck
April 19, 1944 — March 1, 2016
Melba Sue Raisbeck, 71, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Tuesday March 1, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Memorial Gathering will be held 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion.
Survivors include her daughters, Vanessa Pollock (Mike Wirtjes) of Downers Grove, Illinois, Erica (Kyle) Menke, of Burbank, California; her grandchildren, Kaitlin Pollock of Burbank, California, Jacob Pollock of Fargo, North Dakota, Olivia Menke, Grant Menke, Carl Menke, and Veronica Menke all of Burbank; step-granddaughter, Megan Wirtjes of Downers Grove; and her sister, Shirley McFarland of Ottumwa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wesley Raisbeck; and one brother, John Ratliff.
Melba Sue was born on April 19, 1944, in the state of Washington. She graduated from Ottumwa High School then Buena Vista University with a Bachelor’s Degree. Melba Sue married Wesley Raisbeck on November 9, 1968. In her younger years she was an avid fitness buff and often swam, walked, and taught aerobics. She raised two young daughters on her own after the untimely death of her husband in 1977. Melba Sue was an animal lover and generously donated to ASPCA. She was a strong independent woman.
Survivors include her daughters, Vanessa Pollock (Mike Wirtjes) of Downers Grove, Illinois, Erica (Kyle) Menke, of Burbank, California; her grandchildren, Kaitlin Pollock of Burbank, California, Jacob Pollock of Fargo, North Dakota, Olivia Menke, Grant Menke, Carl Menke, and Veronica Menke all of Burbank; step-granddaughter, Megan Wirtjes of Downers Grove; and her sister, Shirley McFarland of Ottumwa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wesley Raisbeck; and one brother, John Ratliff.
Melba Sue was born on April 19, 1944, in the state of Washington. She graduated from Ottumwa High School then Buena Vista University with a Bachelor’s Degree. Melba Sue married Wesley Raisbeck on November 9, 1968. In her younger years she was an avid fitness buff and often swam, walked, and taught aerobics. She raised two young daughters on her own after the untimely death of her husband in 1977. Melba Sue was an animal lover and generously donated to ASPCA. She was a strong independent woman.
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