Gruver, Melanie S. 1955-2011
GRUVER, EVANS, FORTUNE, SCUDDER, MORGAN, ARENAS, WALZ
Posted By: Ruth Maring - VOLUNTEER
Date: 2/23/2011 at 15:01:28
Melanie S. Gruver - 55
8/7/1955 - 1/16/2011Cedar Rapids/Clinton - Melanie S. Gruver age 55 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Clinton and Des Moines died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at the Donna and Dennis Oldorf Hospice House at Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa after a short battle with cancer.. Following her wishes cremation rites have been accorded. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 20th at the Pape Funeral Home in Clinton with a memorial service to begin at 2:00 P.M.
Melanie was born in Cedar Rapids on August 7, 1955, the daughter of Marvin and Evelyn Evans Fortune, Sr. While living in Clinton Melanie had worked at Sticky’s Two-by-Four and the Parkside. She was a clerk with the Quik Trip Corporation in both Cedar Rapids and Des Moines where she was loved by all her co-workers and customers. Melanie was a loving mother and grandmother. One of her favorite pastimes was shopping at Goodwill.
Melanie is survived by two daughters; Holly Scudder of Cedar Rapids and Samantha Scudder of Des Moines; five grandchildren, Kyleigh, Taylor, Alexis, Tyson and Jena; her mother, Evelyn Morgan of Cedar Rapids; a brother, Marvin (Karen) Fortune, Jr. of Spokane, WA, and two sisters, Shelia Arenas of Cedar Rapids and Kathy (Clarence) Walz of Eighty Four, PA. She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Timothy Fortune. Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.papefh.com
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