Maring, Margaret Charlene

MARING, VOIGT, LOTTRIDGE, HAINES

Posted By: Ruth Maring - VOLUNTEER
Date: 10/9/2009 at 08:30:26

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MARION — Margaret Charlene Maring, 78, a resident of Summit Pointe, Marion, Iowa, went to be with the Lord, Friday, September 18, 2009, at her home. Per Margaret's wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Iowa's Anatomical Research Program. A memorial service will take place at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, Iowa, at a later date. Local Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Marion. Survivors include her husband, Wallace; her children, Randy (Cindy) Maring of Robins, and Debra (Charles) Voigt of Stillwater, Oklahoma; 6 grandchildren, Miranda, Megan, Jason and Jon, and Nikiah (Alex) and Jared; 1 great-granddaughter, Nadia; a brother, Richard (Mildred) of Davenport; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; 5 brothers and 4 sisters. Margaret was born November 3, 1930, the daughter of Charles E. and Lillian M. (Lottridge) Haines, in Ottumwa, Iowa. She married Wallace Edwin Maring on March 26, 1949, in Ottumwa, Iowa. She worked as a nurse's aide at Jane Lamb Hospital in Clinton, Iowa. Margaret enjoyed camping, square dancing, and bridge playing. She also sang in the church choir, played the piano and enjoyed flower gardening. Memorials may be made to: Hospice Compassus, CHA Foundation, 610 32nd Ave. S.W., Ste. F, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 or Ottumwa Baptist Temple, P.O. Box 251, Ottumwa, IA 52501. Please sign the online guest book for Margaret at www.murdochfuneralhome.com.Death date: Sept. 18, 2009