Marion LaVerne Whitcher 1918-1978
February 1978
WEST UNION, Ia Marion Whitcher, 59, West Union,
Iowa, died at Iowa City Sunday.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday
at the Holy Name Catholic Church, West Union.
Friends may call at the Burnham-Wood Funeral Home
at West Union. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Rosaries will be recited at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Witcher was married to the former Genevieve Nieland
of Breda. He was employed by the Interstate Power Company of West
Union for 37 years.
Surviving are his wife, Genevieve of West Union, a
daughter, Joann of West Union; a son, Allen of California, ....
West Union, IA, February 1978
Funeral services were held this afternoon, Thursday,
Feb. 16, at 1:30 p.m. for Marion LaVerne Whitcher. Services were
at Holy Name Catholic church, with burial in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Pall bearers were Merlin Dunt, Roy Burrett, James Nesvik, Bruce
Snively, Scott Stahr and Darwin Smith. A prayer service was held
Tuesday with Rev. Sutter and Father Weimer officiating. Rosary Society
and Parish Rosary were said Wednesday.
Mr. Whitcher was employed by Interstate Power Co.
for 37 years. He died Sunday evening, Feb. 12, at Veteran's hospital,
Iowa City.
Survivors are his wife, Genevieve [Nieland]; a daughter,
Mrs. Earl (Joann) Moss, Wet Union; a son, Allen, Gardenia, CA; his
father, Ross Whitcher, West Union; a brother, Howard, West Union;
five sisters, Mrs. Emmett (Clara) Light, Wadena; Mrs. Elvin (Lillian)
Traggord, Mrs. Ralph (Mary) Gray, both of Waterloo; Mrs. Thomas
(Alice) Powell, Strawberry Point, and Mrs. Evelyn Schmeling, West
Union.
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