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MORPHEW, Lavina Lorraine (Lines) ca.1917-2010

LINES, MORPHEW

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/22/2010 at 15:08:43

HIAWATHA, IOWA - Lavina Lorraine Lines Morphew, 93, died on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, after medical complications at Mercy Hospital.

Celebration of life services will be 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 24, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. The family will greet friends immediately following the funeral at the funeral home.

A luncheon will be served at the Christian Church in Alburnett at 4 p.m. Special graveside services will be held at a later date for inurnment at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.

She resided most of her life in Rockford, Iowa, moving to Marion 16 years ago. Lavina is remembered as a friendly senior who enjoyed meeting new people and greeting them by their names. One of her favorite pastimes was playing Scrabble.

Lavina dearly loved her family, which included her three children and their spouses: Keith and Judy Morphew of Mason City, Karen and Randy Balderston of Alburnett, and Mary Riley of Lebanon, Conn. Lavina's grandchildren brought her great joy: Kimberly Balderston, currently of Alburnett, Ryan Balderston (resident of heaven since November 1988), Aaron and Dawn Balderston of Alburnett, and Kristie and Matt Pealer of Sunrise Beach, Mo., and Joy Riley Bellows of Conn.; and stepgrandchildren Connie Martin McCoy and Doug Martin of Mason City. Great-grandchildren were extra blessings: Jordan, Breanne, and Mason Balderston; Lucas, Alexis, Olivia, and Ryan Bellows; and step-grandchildren, Jaret and Jacie Pealer. She was also found of her nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her brothers, Walter and Maurice Lines; and her grandson, Ryan.
Please sign the online guestbook for Lavina at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

[ Globe Gazette online, October 22, 2010 ]


 

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