ROBERTS, Marjorie Marion (Mills) 1929-2005

ROBERTS, MILLS, MARSTEN

Posted By: K. Kittleson
Date: 12/8/2008 at 17:09:45

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Visitation:
Hauser Funeral Home
1205 South Main Street
Charles City, Iowa

Service:
Saturday, October 1, 2005
Gospel Lighthouse Church
Floyd, Iowa

Marjorie Marion Mills was born January 3, 1929, in Floyd County, Iowa, to Oren and Maurice (Marsten) Mills. She was the third of seven children. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Floyd High School in 1946.

On May 25, 1946, she was united in marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Don Roberts, at the Methodist Parsonage in Charles City. The couple spent their lives living in the Floyd area.

Marjorie worked with the Dr. Mayfield Lab for almost 25 years and also worked with Smith Jewelry. She was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church and Gospel Lighthouse Church in Floyd. She sang in the choir and was a member of the church circle, and Bible Study Group. Marge loved her Lord.

She was also a member of the Floyd Card Club. Marge loved to shop and enjoyed clothes, jewelry and shoes. She spent time working on crossword puzzles, rearranging her home, and going to the movies. She especially enjoyed dancing and traveling.

Living relatives include one son, Galen (Deb) Roberts of Floyd, two daughters, Colleen (Alan) Aird, Charles City, and Judy (Patrick) Barrett, Floyd; five grandchildren, Zachary and Tyson Roberts, Aaron Aird and Angela Vanek, and Sara Paulus; one step-grandchild, Anne Nelson; two brothers, Wayne Mills, Osage, and Gary Mills, Charles City; three sisters, Thelma Sills, Charles City, Eleanor Waid, Floyd, and Shirley Krutsinger, Mason City.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Don in 1989; one daughter, Caryl; and one sister Bette Noah.

[Hauser Funeral Home obituary - www.hauserfh.com ]

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Marge Roberts

FLOYD — Marge Roberts, 76, of Floyd was called home Wednesday (Sept. 28, 2005) at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City. She previously resided at the Patty Elwood Center in Cresco for the past nine years.

Funeral services for Marge Roberts will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gospel Lighthouse Church in Floyd with Pastor Paul Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery at Floyd.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.

Marjorie Marion Mills was born Jan. 3, 1929, in Floyd County to Oren and Maurice (Marsten) Mills. She was the third of seven children. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Floyd High School in 1946.

On May 25, 1946, she was united in marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Don Roberts, at the Methodist parsonage in Charles City. The couple spent their lives living in the Floyd area.

Marjorie worked with the Dr. Mayfield Lab for almost 25 years and also worked with Smith Jewelry.

She was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church and Gospel Lighthouse Church in Floyd. She sang in the choir and was a member of the church circle and Bible Study Group. Marge loved her Lord.

She was also a member of the Floyd Card Club. Marge loved to shop and enjoyed clothes, jewelry and shoes. She spent time working on crossword puzzles, rearranging her home and going to the movies. She especially enjoyed dancing and traveling.

Living relatives include one son, Galen (Deb) Roberts of Floyd; two daughters, Colleen (Alan) Aird of Charles City and Judy (Patrick) Barrett of Floyd; five grandchildren: Zachary and Tyson Roberts, Aaron Aird and Angela Vanek and Sara Paulus; one step-grandchild, Anne Nelson; two brothers, Wayne Mills of Osage and Gary Mills of Charles City; three sisters, Thelma Sills of Charles City, Eleanor Waid of Floyd and Shirley Krutsinger of Mason City.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Don, in 1989; one daughter, Caryl; and one sister, Bette Noah.

The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, www.hauserfh.com.

[ Globe Gazette, Sept. 29, 2005 ]